the future of israel's foreign minister binyamin netanyahu is hanging in the balance partial results of the country's election show netanyahu has likud party in deadlock with the blue white sponte of the centrist benny gantz so far neither side has declared victory but the results could mark the beginning of the end for netanyahu israel's long the 7 prime minister more on that in just a moment would 1st have a look at this report. if he was disappointed on election night benyamin netanyahu wasn't showing it far from conceding defeat israel's longest serving president took to the stage vowing to remain at the helm with a likud led government that excluded arab parties. in the coming days we will convene a go she is to assemble a strong zionist government answer prevent a dangerous antis are in a scum and. netanyahu his plans may well be thwarted by opposition leader benny gantz he stopped short of declaring an election win but his address to supporters certainly had the tone of a victory speech for his blue and white party. if you had it so tell me the courting the initial results net

mr netanyahu was referring to a unity government and then $98.00. where there was a retention of premiership but many guns in his short answer today in his statement he didn't really address netanyahu directly but what he say it is that if there is such a unity government and it would be under his leadership so that would put basically an end to the idea to have a rotation. and that goes along with what blue and white have said all along during the election campaign that they would not sit with the prime minister who might be indicted for several corruption charges and the indictment hearings for mr netanyahu are in about 2 weeks and that the 2 leaders who are standing in the way i mean for likud and blue and want to form a coalition government together one has to happen. well you know peter number 2 of the right has said it very pleasantly actually you spoke off to any guns today and he said there's only one problem we don't have a problem with it he could but we do have a problem with netanyahu if there wouldn't be netanyahu would pick could be a

thanks but netanyahu isn't keen. look step show you there are only 2 options either a government that iran or a dangerous government that's based on arab parties. it was but it was built and jury in these times more than ever especially in front of the major political and security challenges that we face there must not be a government based on. his party's. voters to fight predictions of fatigue and turned out in larger numbers than the last poll in april many say it's time for netanyahu to go on you know you can show us netanyahu has probably run his cause. this time has passed about as well though. i saw netanyahu is like a phoenix when we think he's finished he rises up again but i really hope the government will change. i think he was a good leader but i think it's about time to end the chapter on. netanyahu is political survival is on a knife edge a political wisit this election may turn out to be the one that broke the spell are sports news now in football 2 of germany's champions league zines got their europea

open hostility calling fresh elections was a gamble and netanyahu knows it. the election is close i can confirm to you this morning it is very close i call on all citizens of israel to come and vote just like me and my wife came to 1st i won't tell you for whom what. with results this close israel faces the same situation it did in april selection netanyahu and his right wing bloc failing to get a $61.00 seat majority. extensive political negotiations are expected to begin even before the final results are announced later this month. in the studio now is d.w. reporter maya schweitzer who's reported for us from israel it looks like this result is too close to call and walk us through some of the possible outcomes in our years here where well there's a lot to digest the sense that neither of the big parties managed to get to 61 votes 61 seats in the parliament on their own what they have to now do is coalition building which means of course your eye turns to you what. the biggest parties are sort of 2nd and 3rd on the list one of those is a secular right wing p

s line from the israelis go to the polls for the 2nd time this year prime minister benjamin netanyahu fights for his political life with the threat of corruption charges and the strong challenge from former military chiefs. also on the program in the 50 people killed in schools wounded in 2 taliban attacks in afghanistan the president's campaign rallies targeted reports. i've been football the champions league me towns tonight with 2 german sites in action and in floods of that famous. visit to enlist. i'm phil gale welcome to the prompter. israel's prime minister is fighting for his political life as the country goes to the polls and 8 seconds of national election in 5 months benjamin netanyahu tried to form a government in april but failed to meet disagreement with ultra orthodox parties this time he's facing a stiff challenge from former army chief benny gantz in a race said to be too close to call. another election campaign is over for the 2nd time in india israelis are going to the polls. here at a polling station in jerusalem voters have different hopes as to who should from the

israel's president benjamin netanyahu to try and form a new government the prime minister still has no clear path to a 5th merging from the september 17th ballot without a majority or a force that has more now from west jerusalem. it was really president reagan rivlin had made it clear earlier this week and indeed since the election result came in that he wanted to see a unity government between the 2 biggest parties benjamin netanyahu xli could and benny gantz is blue and white but the talks that he had sponsored and tried to broker failed after just 2 days worth of trying and so he decided that the other option available to him was to give the mandate to try to form a coalition government to one of those too many chose benjamin netanyahu because he had a coalition block in waiting of some 55 seats in the israeli parliament the knesset you need 61 for a majority coalition government benjamin netanyahu came on to the up to the podium to say that he had a slightly less bad chance a century of making a government than benny gantz did but he seemed to rule out the prospect of trying to pe

israel may have a new prime minister benny gantz the main rival to prime minister binyamin netanyahu has announced he plans to form a unity government with him as leader he says the government will be for all the people of israel but did not mention netanyahu and. i in team to create a wide unity government with me as the leader we will bring a true difference and we will mean to the whole of the country the government would be comprised of and we will listen to everybody but we weren't given to any demands it will be led by me and will be done with justice earlier benyamin netanyahu suggested he and benny gantz good for me and the government together with my luck of the moment. during campaigning i called for creating a rightwing government but unfortunately the results of the election showed that will not be possible the people did not fully decide between the 2 blocs now i call on you benny gantz we have to create a wide based unity government today the people expect from us from both of us to be responsible to cooperate that's why i'm calling on you binny let's meet today any tim

this is the news live from both of the deadlock in israel over who will lead to comfort prime minister netanyahu calls for a coalition government with the prime minister after elections and choose to. is rejecting the offer saying eat shit be held in street also coming up. in your face . regardless of the context of the circumstances is. unacceptable because of the race is just 3 blocks that. cannot even prime minister justin trudeau says he never should have done it will a deepening scandal of the black pitches deemed rail is big for. i'm anthony howard welcome to the program in israel the voters have spoken and once again to live in an inconclusive result she says elections did not produce a window with a clear path to forming a government israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main political rival benny gantz and now both vying to be the country's next leader just against a centrist blue and white party says it will never sit in a government led by netanyahu and his right wing the pussy. yeah. well you know i hand shake and a smile to seal binyamin netanyahu surprise offer of a po

the music benjamin netanyahu smiles but more than 5 hours after voting finished it was clear this was no victory even if he was far from ready to admit defeat. to. a government committed to the jewish state and neither will nor can there be a government that relies on. arab parties at the exit polls suggest he doesn't have the numbers to dictate. he may not be given 1st chance to form a government 5 months ago benjamin netanyahu waited several hours before making his speech waiting for the numbers to swing in his favor this time he's waited longer for the numbers appeared to this one in the other direction for 5 months ago he made a victory speech this time it was a speech of defiance it seems clear that his grip on power as we can see it's a beating time at the opposition blue and white headquarters the mood was very different former army chief benny gantz didn't repeat his premise filled victory declaration from april instead his tone was a man ready for a grave responsibility and if he had thought so we need to be patient it wasn't an easy mission as we see now netanyahu did not su

you know there were these placards all over israel with trump and netanyahu together. make about a poor calculation here. well i think actually it was it was netanyahu who was making the calculation i think he was delivering the message that he could get virtually anything out of trump and in seeking to make that impression he was talking about a rather extreme step which would be occupying annexing. much of the west bank and he knew he could get away with it that trump would support him on this where he was mistaken in thinking that this would be a game changer for him on his corruption charges and other problems with them and of course it didn't work out that way ok you know you know so you let's go back to tell of eve i mean. it's going to be a new government eventually but how much different will it be from netanyahu is government and his long tenure as prime minister i mean it seems to me there's so much focus on personalities here but policy wise again for my perch very far away it looks not even new once go ahead and tell be well i think the reason is sea change

inconclusive election result leaves the country's political leaders playing for the top job benjamin netanyahu calls for a coalition government with him as prime minister but centrist many gaps also wants a coalition with himself at the helm would bring you the latest from jerusalem also on the program taliban's truck bomb kills at least 20 people and injures almost $100.00 in afghanistan as a u.s. drone strike aimed at islamic state militants killed dozens more civilians. the brazen scum surrounding a canadian prime minister just intruder escalates bold black face pictures emerged with the truth or says you speak this a. time filled gal welcome to the program israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu he's made political rival benny gantz a both vying to be the country's next leader the both thought taking the possibility of talking about the possibility of forming coalitions a missed against the centrist blue watch alliance has said it will never sit in a government led by mr netanyahu and his right wing likud party this week's election the 2nd this year produced no clear winner. a handshake

prime minister netanyahu calls for a coalition government with himself as prime minister after elections on tuesday but centrist benny gantz he's rejecting the office saying he should be at the helm in state also coming up start getting your thanks. for garbus of the context of the circumstances is always unacceptable because of the racist history of. canadian prime minister justin trudeau says he should have dumped well the deepening scandal of a black face peaches braille his speech for re-election. i'm anthony how did welcome to the program in israel the voters have spoken and once again delivered an inconclusive result tuesday's elections did not produce a window with a clear path to forming a government israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main political rival benny gantz are now both vying to be the country's next leader mr ganns a centrist blue and white party says it will never sit in a government led by netanyahu and his right wing likud party. and she kind of smiled to seal binyamin netanyahu surprise off of the polish sharing with us. man in the middle israeli pr

determine the fate of benjamin netanyahu. he said i had a call today with prime minister netanyahu to discuss the possibility of moving forward with a mutual defense treaty between the united states and israel that would further anchor the tremendous alliance between our two countries. i look forward to continuing the conversations when we meet at the united nations later this

couple netanyahu is the leader of the likud support for him is strong and in times of crisis it gets stronger it all came after a friend etic final day of campaigning against aping netanyahu is tactics urging supporters off the beach telling him his party was on the verge of defeat and you know seem to spend the day in one long emergency broadcast on social media and in person repeatedly warning his right wing base that arabs were voting in great numbers. the leader of the mainly palestinian israeli joint list i'm an said netanyahu incitement had come at a heavy price causing instead a surge in support it's possible we did see some form of backlash people saying you say we're going to come to the polls in in growth so we are here we come and there and this is what we can do in israeli politics or his office says he's due to have talks soon with benny gantz raising the possibility that he could offer him some kind of support benjamin netanyahu spoke on stage of the difficulties and pressure of this campaign with his 1st print dykeman hearing on corruption charges jus in 2 weeks and th

ballots are being counted after today's election the 2nd election this year from minister benjamin netanyahu with his main rival big guns they have one thing in common tonight they both want a result that delivers a clear winner will it be netanyahu guns or dead walk again tonight in israel it's another election is it more of the saying i'm bored golf in berlin this is the day . f.b.i. election places all the celebration of the motorists it's about this one person and whether we want him to continue as israel's prime minister would always be to stand yes it think so but i think it's the women i intend to serve you and our country as prime minister for many more years i mean we don't believe the spend certainly has a good chance but it's a very you know it's a 5050 election that we want to hug me for today for change we will bring hope we will bring change it's going to be close and we close election you have to for the kids to read in the system. also coming up in a global awakening to the climate crisis and an award for the 16 year old who was delivering the wake up call every friday so wha

iss that she working to get netanyahu replaced. what's even more interesting in this article if they say that likud officials. officials from benjamin netanyahu's own policy actually met. after these exit polls came out. to discuss ways in which they could potentially get rid of netanyahu as their leader. now the party does seem to have very much. moved to back him now b but it's interesting that those discussionons were hot. in tast. so we wait and see. what emerges from the at deadlock in israel. now it's is that september which means of course all around the world back to school time. one campaign group in the us is issued rather unsettling. i i put on the subjectt tell us more. yes it is extremely unsettling so i will warn you now. that you might not want t to watch this particular part of the video. and bus it is important the message is important sandy hook promises a campaign group that was set up. in the wake of that twenty twelve she's in which twenty children age six and seven were killed. six star adults as well about to

the program political deadlock in israel after another election but prime minister benjamin netanyahu is determined to stay in power. in the coming days we will convene negotiations to assemble a strong zionist government and a dangerous. government so will he succeed or be forced to give way to any of the a lot of. the backlash against the very thing is growing as new york state to back its flavored cigarettes amid concerns over a nationwide outbreak. conditions. welcome to the program. saudi arabia has displayed evidence that it says proves that weekend's attacks on its oil facilities were undeniably sponsored by iran presenting satellite images of the remains of weapons the defense ministry spokesman told a press conference the attacks had been carried out by radio cruise missiles and drones u.s. secretary of state mike pompei was flown to saudi arabia following an early announcement that washington is to impose new and substantial sanctions against attack iran straits to washington that we join t.w. correspondent all of a sudden welcome all of us so how will this new evidence from

prime minister netanyahu calls for a coalition government with himself as prime minister after elections on she's the centrist benny gantz is rejecting the office saying he should be at the helm instead also coming up. darkening your face. regardless of the context of the circumstances is always unacceptable because of the racist history of blockers. canadian prime minister justin trudeau says he should have done well the deepening scandal of a black face to just dean's rail his bid for re-election. and the. international missing mission see itself the monist of the impact of global warming on the farms and scientists still spending drifting through. a math and how it welcome to the program in israel the voters have spoken and to live it an inconclusive result once again she studies elections did not produce a window with a clear path to forming a government israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his 9 political rival many gantz both. both vying to be the country's next later mr gets the same 1st blue and white alliance says it will never sit in government led by mr netanyahu and

this is the news live from bourbon deadlock it is right a lot of the country prime minister netanyahu called for a coalition government with himself as prime minister after elections on tuesday centrist benny gantz is rejecting the office saying he should be at the helm in state also coming up. giving your face. regardless of the context of the circumstances is always unacceptable because of the racist history of blockheads. the canadian prime minister justin trudeau says he never should have done it will it the scandal of a black face pitches the right to speak the reelection. and the arctic in danger and international mission said sile to monitor the impact of global warming on the frozen north and scientists drifting through the puddle. i'm anthony held welcome to the program in israel the voters have spoken and once again to live it and inconclusive results she's days elections did not produce a window with a clear path to forming a government israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main political rival been against and now both vying to be the country's next leader bas

at 1st replaced netanyahu was leader but that's something it shows no sign of readiness to do. a couple who is the leader of the lake could support for him is strong and in times of crisis it gets stronger it all came after a friend etic final day of campaigning against aping netanyahu is tactics urging supporters off the beach telling him his party was on the verge of defeat and you know who seemed to spend the day in one long emergency broadcast on.

netanyahu is nervous. he heard president trump say o n the white house lawn that he is rouhanpen to meeting i later this monthth. anchor: thank you. it willban says that push on with its war against u.s. forces in afghanistan. that in response to u.s. president donald trump saying that peace talks with the talibaban are now dead. over the weekend, ththe presidit canceled a secret t meeting with the taliliban and afghan leader. it is now unclear if the u.s. will push ahead with the planned cuts to a nunumber of u.s. army personnel in afghanistan. president macron: they are dead. -- presesident trump:they are dead. they're dead. they thought they had to kill people to put themselves in a better negotiating position. one happened to be an american soldier, and you cannot do that with me. so they are dead as far as s i'm concncerned. we have hit the taliban harder in the last four days than they have been hit in the last 10 years. that is the way it is. next three weeks, france will be holding a national consu

from berlin the stakes are high in israel as that country holds its 2nd election this year and human netanyahu is hoping to hold on to power that despite the threat of corruption charges but he's facing a strong challenge from former military chief. also coming out and just one last thing you see on the streets. i think honor's environmental activists created room bar the calls for more protests in the fight against climate change. and he changed the world by revealing mass surveillance by governments and corporations now edward snowden has laid out the details in a new book. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us all voting is now underway in israel's 2nd general election this year it's expected to be a very tight race prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his wife are voting earlier there's hope today's election will end the political crisis that began when netanyahu was unable to form a government after the last election in a full 5 months ago former army chief benny gantz is netanyahu main challenge. for more let's get the latest now with did obvious tony kramer joining us from jer

news live from berlin israel wants to find out whether benyamin netanyahu will remain prime minister the country's longest serving leader and he's hardline allies appear to have come up short of a parliamentary majority following a strong challenge from centrist beneath gun security israel be headed for a change of government also on the program business owners too scared to open up fish shops we look at how xenophobes youth violence in south africa is on doing a decade if it's true 5 to form a slam into honest book. and germany's find munich prepared to make their champions league debut this season while struggling at home to reclaim top place in the going to sleep. i'm jared reed thanks for joining us people in israel are waiting for the results from the country's 2nd election this year prime minister benjamin netanyahu has political survival is hanging in the balance israeli media reporting and now the deadlock between the country's main political blocs and that's prompting coals for the formation of a cross posse a national unity government we'll get analysis from israel in just

too close to call exit polls results in israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu trailing challenger benny gantz but neither will win and the chargers. hello i missed the attain this is al jazeera live from dar also coming up oil prices continue to fall despite saudi arabia saying production will return to normal by the end of september after saturday's attack. dozens of people were killed in 2 blasts in afghanistan including one that targeted the president's campaign rally. and how artificial rain is being used to clear the toxic haze blanketing large parts of southeast asia. a possible political setback for israel's prime minister netanyahu early exit polls from the country's election rerun have now put to the long time made his future in doubt he was hoping to secure a 5th term but his challenger general turned politician benny gantz may derail those plans he was forced to call the rerun when he failed to form a coalition government following april's voters he's been trying to appeal to write in votes has by promising to annex parts of the occupied west bank while accounts spoke j

line from polls closing as israelis hold elections for the 2nd time this year prime minister benjamin netanyahu fights for his political life with threats of corruption charges and a strong challenge from former military chiefs. also on the program getting 50 people killed in schools wounding 2 taliban attacks in afghanistan the president's campaign rallies targeted he's reported to be. in the champions league with 2 german sides in action but that's the front of fatima's. abhi leipsic visit to enlist but. i'm phil guy welcome to the program israel's prime minister is fighting for his political life as the country goes to the polls in its 2nd national election in 5 months benjamin netanyahu tried to form a government in april but failed to meet disagreement with ultra-orthodox parties this time he's facing a stiff challenge from former army chief bennett gaps in the race is said to be too close to call. another election campaign is over for the 2nd time in the year israelis are going to the polls. here at a polling station in jerusalem voters have different hopes as to who should form the next

courting the initial results netanyahu did not succeed in his mission. was enough and we on the other hand proved that our idea called blue and white a project we established just over 6 months ago is a huge success and here to stay. god said that he would not get to work on building a broad unity government. but speaking to his supporters at likud party headquarters prime minister netanyahu did not concede defeat he said he would also seek potential allies to form a government but one that excluded our parties. in the coming days we will convene negotiations to assemble a strong zionist government answer prevent a dangerous antis zionists cover meant. exit polls show the 2 main parties are neck and neck after 10 years and car benjamin netanyahu and his right wing likud party are battling for political survival. centrist benny gantz has ruled out a partnership with likud if netanyahu remains at the helm of the party. 6 months ago netanyahu failed to form a coalition government faced with losing party called fresh elections despite predictions of fotr fat

i guess netanyahu, that's what the rabbis say. the power of the ultra religious has become one of israel's most divisive issues. mr netanyahu was, as usual, a formidable campaigner, even starring in his own commercials. in this one, he puts hikers back on the right track, while losers follow untrustworthy guides named after his opponents. israelis have been offered more personal insults than policy debates. mr netanyahu's message was that he's the only one, with his powerful friends, to protect israelis from iran and the palestinians. in a close race, he upped the ante by promising to annex the occupied jordan valley, around a third of the land palestinians want for a state. it was an extravagant gambit to keep the votes of the israeli right. in the valley, it's harvest time for date farmers — palestinians and israelis who have settled here since it was captured in the 1967 war. khader hermeidat, a palestinian farmer, says he was scared by the prime minister's promise of annexation. translation: where is the peace that he is tal

parties have endorsed ex military chief benny gantz for prime minister in a bid to outspend him in netanyahu the move breaks a 27 year long policy of not backing any candidate to lead the country how a force that has the latest from west jerusalem. well the head of the joint list the mainly palestinian israeli grouping of parties says that they have made history here at the israeli president's residence here in west jerusalem this sunday just days after his reelection by recommending a candidate for the prime minister of israel they say they're recommending benny gantz to be that prime minister it's the 1st time since 1992 that such a grouping has made such a recommendation and i'm annoyed i said it was after years of being diligent to my eyes by the administration of benjamin netanyahu that they had to take part they had to act to end that era but look at us along with the we usually do not endorse israeli prime minister is so without doubt there is an historical side to what we are doing now we want to put an end to the era of benjamin netanyahu therefore will endorse spinny gantz to form

israel holds its seconds general election this year but minister benjamin netanyahu of fights to stay in power despite the threat of corruption charges is a strong challenge from former military chief. i'm just the international almost environmental activist. whose cold climate protests. just one last thing you see on the streets. here from the rights groups secretary-general i might say can a 16 year old activist to get the public's attention. i'm sure welcome to the program. the afghan taliban have carried out more suicide bombings a week after president trump called off a peace talks with the insurgent group 24 people in pollen province were killed in the 1st of today's attacks when a bomb exploded near an election rally president ashraf ghani speaking he was on a 2nd blast in the capital kabul killed at least 22 people and wounded many more. in other news israel's prime minister is fighting for his political survival as the country goes to the polls in the 2nd national election in 5 months benjamin netanyahu tried to form a government in april but failed to meet disagreement with.

newsline from berlin tonight a possible setback for benjamin netanyahu after voting ends in israel with the rings too close to call exit polls show the prime minister netanyahu and his hardline allies short of a parliamentary majority although we have strong challenge by centrist binny guns what is next for israel a 3rd election also coming up with the 2 weeks until afghanistan holds elections nearly 50 people have been killed in 2 taleban attacks the president's campaign rally was targeted the president himself was not home and the business owners too scared to open their shops we look at how xenophobic violence in south africa is undoing a decade of efforts to revive a former slum in johannesburg. and bring coffee it's good to have you with that to night it is too close to call in israel and it's now just about 2 hours since voting ended in the country's 2nd general election and was then a year most exit polls for addicting a very tight result between incumbent prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his biggest rival the centrist former army chief but he guns netanyahu tried to form a

now the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has claimed that television identified a number of nuclear weapons sites in iran that were then dismantled by tiran it comes a week ahead of elections in which netanyahu is fighting for political survival around though this rejected these latest allegations saying quote the real possessor crying wolf but i guess the it picks up the story. i hope you caught the latest installment of the b.b. show it's really classic stuff israel's prime minister a laser pointer and bashing big bad iran and this iran conducted experiments to develop nuclear weapons unfortunately the best i could do in such short notice is this chopstick good enough but what a great show this time around netanyahu upgraded to a laser pointer fancy stuff cameras audience the whole show bang he revealed also the site of a secret iranian nuclear weapons facility as luck would have it it isn't there anymore that is of course if you trust b.b.'s word with iran rulers we uncover this is what they do they destroy. it just worked it out oh gosh darn how unfortunate for global se

can theyjoin with benjamin netanyahu netanyahu. can theyjoin with benjamin neta nyahu may netanyahu. can theyjoin with benjamin netanyahu may with some rotation in the prime minister's office or depose benjamin netanyahu and have another leader to capitalise under significant strength but without the baggage that benjamin neta nyahu strength but without the baggage that benjamin netanyahu brings. we are talking about exit polls at the moment. we're going hearfrom benjamin netanyahu imminently. you can see he's being greeted there by supporters and we are expecting him to mount that stage and some kind of speeds. so far, those exit polls following israel's second general election in five monthsjust following israel's second general election in five months just the results are simply too close to call. at the moment benjamin netanyahu's call. at the moment benjamin neta nyahu's party is call. at the moment benjamin netanyahu's party is predicted to get about 32—33 seeds, and the blue and white coalition, their opponent, they are pr

benyamin netanyahu as main rival benny gantz says he will lead a unity government in israel. one time is a this is a live from doha so coming out wrong says it's prepared for all out war if the us all saudis take military action against iran. another 2 attacks hit afghanistan dozens killed only 9 days out of the presidential election. i should have been. should have known better forced to apologize canada's prime minister in a political storm after a photo emerges showing him wearing brown face makeup. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu has called on his main rival benny gantz to join him in a unity coalition a call that's been ignored dead benny gantz leader of the blue and white party has announced he plans to form a unity government with him as leader and says the government will be for all people in israel but did not mention that in the hour. i am team to create a wide unity government with me as the leader we will bring a true difference and we will mean to the whole of the country the government would be comprised of and we will listen to everybody but we weren'

desperation in israel prime minister netanyahu calls on his main rival to join him in forming a coalition government following an inconclusive election. and saudi arabia displays the drones and missiles and says proves tehran sponsored the attack on the spoil installations the u.s. labels the attacks an act of war by iran. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us a japanese court has acquitted 3 former officials who are in charge of the fukushima nuclear power plant that went into meltdown after the tsunami in 2011 and it was the only criminal trial to stem from this disaster a former executives of the tokyo electric power company or tepco faced up to 5 years in prison if found guilty of professional negligence. 1st an earthquake then a tsunami and finally and nuclear disaster after 3 of the plant's reactor cores melted down hundreds of thousands of people fled from their homes to escape the radiation the granted water and fukushima remain contamination even today many homeowners aren't allowed to return to cleanup work by operator tepco is expected to last decades. those whose lives ha

and maybe lieberman possibly and that would then allow netanyahu to stay in government something. thanks so much bernard smith from west jerusalem let's cross over now today brahimi she's live for us from ramallah so. palestinians looking at these elections and seeing any hope toll that the occupation might be a step closer because of anything that's happened. well when the prime minister. spoke about this issue yesterday in bethlehem he said that he doesn't really see any difference between the 2 main contenders as number of them have ending the occupation on their agenda is this morning we've also heard from the p.l.o. that he general saw a bit of hard to say that you have to clinton there is one who wants to see expansion and extending of what he called the upper tide meaning benjamin netanyahu and another benny gantz who wants to maintain and keep this that the score as in keeping the israeli occupation over the palestinian territory now if you talk to palestinians in this 3 that you would see that they have not read the following their results of these elections they will tel

exit polls in israel suggest prime minister netanyahu say again failed to secure a majority in the unprecedented 2nd month election and yet another tight. leading hong kong activist appealed to congress in washington to pass a law to on monitoring the territories autonomy from china in return for continued economic privileges from the usa. and the curse of so-called liberal racism lands us democratic presidential candidate joe biden in baltimore to. african-americans on the left parenting skills. it's 11 o'clock am watching all to international line from a studio with mina welcome to the program. the exit polls are looking good for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu putting him behind key rival benny gantz ballots closed an hour ago in the unprecedented 2nd parliamentary election which is again a close run race or across live now to tell of the. middle east correspondent has been across this paula netanyahu hopes of a record 5th looks like it's fading all the polls correct. well only time will tell whether the polls are correct but certainly what we're hearing at this stage is that there'