and we'll go over to tel aviv, where did abuse tanya kramer standing by for she's been following this story for us . hi tanya. so the german foreign minister met with her is really counterpart, as we mentioned, what came out of that meeting while the bows center here in a meeting a with a price that it was very cordial, a very warm meeting there, where they seemed very much at ease with each other and both highlighted know the main, talking points of their 1st meeting here together in tel aviv or foreign minister. it is ready for minister, your ill, a pita, that you barn is a very important topic right now for israel is very, very closely watching. what is happening in vienna, where well powers and iran are trying to revive the nuclear dia, the j c. p way. so that's a very important topic for the israelis both highlighted that it's important to fight growing onto semitism in germany, but also throughout the world with german foreign minister and, and in a bad look. again, also saying, are you talking about her experience this morning visiting yet for him and her how responsible you kn

earlier we spoke to our correspondent interest lum tanya kramer. we asked her about the impression that they are both made there. why society of was her 1st visit as for a minister in do you have denison? she is not yet very well known here among the israeli public. and she is basically seen as a part of the younger generation of, to him politicians. so there was a lot of interest to see how she's going to position herself. maybe whether she has any other approach to, to certain topics. and the german foreign minister, a used to her 1st official visit here to basically a reassure is ready didas again. and i think there was also no doubt about that. that germany stanza, you know, side by side to israel i, it's a fundamental commitment to israel as well. and to build on this specially relationship between the 2 countries, due to their shared paused but both a foreign ministers at the is ready for a minister yet. you la, pete. we seen that in the report and on and in about book, you know, they had a very cordial meeting. was a very friendly and warm a

that was our jerusalem, correspond tanya kramer, there an illegal blockade of one of the main border crossings between canada and the u. s. is starting to have an adverse effect on the economy. small group of around $100.00 anti backs or truckers is preventing traffic including supply parts from moving across a key bridge, the truckers say they will not move until the government scraps a mandate for them to be fully vaccinated to enter canada or than 80 percent of canadians are vaccinated. the ambassador bridge would normally be humming with traffic. but these protesters have brought that grinding to a halt for 3 days now. they've been blockading this key border crossing. that part of the so called freedom convoy that started in opposition to mantra cove. it vaccinations for truckers, but as since snowballed into a broader expression of anger with pandemic restrictions and canada's government, the white house says the blockade is concerning. the ambassador bridge is kenneth busiest link to the united states and accounts for about 25 per cent of trade between the 2 countries and said

that was our jerusalem correspondent, tanya kramer, there before britain voted to leave the european union supporters promised regs, it would bring benefits. but just over a year, after the u. k. completed his withdrawal from the e. u. a review by british parliamentary by a british parliamentary committee has found that briggs, it had only made trade more expensive and complicated. none of us prime minister boris johnson is still defending the departure the statistics say otherwise, but prime minister barak johnson is still trying to paint briggs it as a success story. he's appointed european union critic, jacob re smoked to become the so called briggs, that opportunities minister, and he told parliament that you were to blame for any possible problems resulting from the post for exit trade agreement. the country to the way it is being applied by our friends. it does not require that all foods and all medicines, little upon to be systematically checked in the way that they are mister speaker, and we must fix it. and we goodwill. and we common sense, i believe we can fix fitness to sp

need abuse correspond to tanya kramer reporting tonight from jerusalem. tanya, thank you this here to look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world that president emanuel micron of france calling for a renaissance for the french nuclear in district. he wants to build up to 14 new actors to power frances, transition away from fossil fuels. critics have raised concerns about the cost in the problem of radioactive waste. germany is preparing to close its last remaining nuclear plants. this year, libya could be facing and other political crisis. the parliament has appointed a new prime minister fatty by shaka, as reportedly elected in, in the unanimous decision by lawmakers but the incumbent abdul hamid debate. bah, is refusing. we understand to step down. france and belgium have banned protestors against coven 19 restrictions from blocking roads in their national capitals. convoys from all over france are heading to paris, inspired by truckers in canada, who paralyzed parts of ottawa. a similar blockage is planned for brussels. elise have been told to i

and the 2 state solution would remain closed. ard list unit are correspond to tanya kramer. she is in jerusalem as she is following this visit by the german foreign minister. good evening to you, tanya. sir, talk to me about this 1st visit to israel by foreign minister, barebones. why? society of us, her 1st visit as for a minister and do you have to understand she's not yet very well known here among the israeli public. and she's basically seen as a part of the younger generation of to him politicians. so there was a lot of interest to see how she's going to position herself, maybe whether she has any other approach to, to certain topics. and the german foreign minister used her, her 1st official visit here to basically i reassure is read it edith again. and i think there was also no doubt about that, that germany stands for, you know, side by side to israel, a fundamental commitment to israel as well. and to build on this specially relationship between the 2 countries as you to day as she has passed but boast, a foreign ministers i the is ready for minister ja pitt. you see

that report by tanya kramer, we can take her to tel aviv and speak to an adapt david david o v h, a epidemiologist from the ben gorey and university of the negative a professor. welcome to dw news. i understand that you sit on the panel that advises the israeli government and you've been critical in the past of some of their approaches with cases still high in your country. is this the right decision? day green past actually was introduced in order to have a logical spaces. it was not introduced in order to enforce vaccinations. vaccinations are extremely important. they say the news went according to our estimates about $20000.00 deaths em. but currently with the army crumb and with the fact that the people vaccinated they say probably from hospitalizations and death, but much less so being infected. so we need to adopt a green pass. we don't want to abolish it all together. we want to keep it also for the future if needed in the country. probably this is best to have it as a voluntary measure or when you have high risk situations such as hospitals are really care homes. are the a high risk activ

well, they, w, corresponded tony kramer is following the story from tennessee. welcome tanya. let's start with the foreign ministers meeting today with her israel count about yada paid what we heard of their encounter. while they both said that it was a very cordial meeting. i was in a very friendly and warm atmosphere. also, you know, the meeting with the press afterwards they spoke about it is really foreign minister. yeah. you know, pete said that they talked about the is really concern over what's going on in vienna. the nuclear talks between world powers and iran is, are, is very concerned about that. they're very critical about, you know, any kind of agreement agreement that could come out of these talks. they both said that, you know, that needs to be more done about fighting against growing anti semitism, not just in germany, but also around the world. and we just heard the german foreign minister on it in a bad cuz she also spoke again about her experience. this morning, her visits to youtube assemble across memorial injury to them saying it's so important to her. you