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mr schumer�*s comments come as the biden administration continues to pressure mr netanyahu not to launch a ground offensive on gaza's southernmost city, rafah — something the white house says is a red line. but talking to troops on thursday, mr netanyahu sounded undaunted. translation: there are international pressures l preventing us from entering rafah and completing the work. as prime minister of israel, i push away these pressures and we have been doing this successfully for five months already, this record time in the history of the war. i will continue to push away the pressure and we will enter rafa h. we will complete the elimination of the rest of the hamas battalions. dozens of palestinians have been killed or injured by israeli forces while waiting for humanitarian aid at gaza's kuwaiti roundabout. the hamas—run health ministry said that at least 11 dead bodies arrived at al shifa hospital. while a ceasefire deal between israel and hamas remains elusive, hamas said it has presented a truce deal to mediators, based on stopping what it has called israel's aggression against
mr schumer�*s comments come as the biden administration continues to pressure mr netanyahu not to launch a ground offensive on gaza's southernmost city, rafah — something the white house says is a red line. but talking to troops on thursday, mr netanyahu sounded undaunted. translation: there are international pressures l preventing us from entering rafah and completing the work. as prime minister of israel, i push away these pressures and we have been doing this successfully for five months...
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house did say mr schumer is entitled to his opinions. however, what he said does not represent the administration's position on israel. nomia iqbal, thank you, live on capitol hill. the chaos was extensive. around three quarters of a million passengers were affected by last august bank holiday's air traffic control meltdown. flights into and out of british airports were badly hit, leaving people stranded all over the world. now a report from the civil aviation authority says the problems were made worse because engineers were on call — but not on site to deal with the mess. here's katy austin. it was the major meltdown that triggered flight chaos on the busy august bank holiday monday, causing misery for nearly 750,000 passengers. we've booked to take the kids to dublin for the day, and just got here and told it's been cancelled. had to fork out nearly £1000 for a hotel for the next four nights. here's how it unfolded. just after 8:30am that morning, nats' automatic system became confused by a flight plan and responded by shutting dow
house did say mr schumer is entitled to his opinions. however, what he said does not represent the administration's position on israel. nomia iqbal, thank you, live on capitol hill. the chaos was extensive. around three quarters of a million passengers were affected by last august bank holiday's air traffic control meltdown. flights into and out of british airports were badly hit, leaving people stranded all over the world. now a report from the civil aviation authority says the problems were...
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mr senator schumer said. mr netanyahu is senator schumersaid. mr netanyahu is going to push away the pressures but a risk of pushing away an ally? well, i think these _ pushing away an ally? well, i think these comments - pushing away an ally? well, i think these comments from | think these comments from senator schumer was absolutely key, it's difficult overstate just how scathing, just how critical they were and i think this could be a watershed moment in us — israeli relations and it could open the floodgates to even more public criticism of the israelis, senator schumer, he's had a 50 year career and during that time, has been a staunch ally of israel, is the highest—ranking jewish politician so for him to make comments like this, we had some of them there, netanyahu has lost his way, israel cannot survive if it becomes a pariah. he was careful to say that it was hamas who triggered the conflict nevertheless, these were scathingly critical comments and in terms of the reaction here, many democrats were absolutely delighted to hear chuck
mr senator schumer said. mr netanyahu is senator schumersaid. mr netanyahu is going to push away the pressures but a risk of pushing away an ally? well, i think these _ pushing away an ally? well, i think these comments - pushing away an ally? well, i think these comments from | think these comments from senator schumer was absolutely key, it's difficult overstate just how scathing, just how critical they were and i think this could be a watershed moment in us — israeli relations and it could...
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chuck schumer says mr. netanyahu has lost his way and urged israel to hold new elections. mr. schumer a democrat in america's highest ranking jewish official said it would be a grave mistake to reject a two-state solution to the conflict with the palestinians and added if mr. netanyahu continues to pursue dangerous and inflammatory policies the u.s. will use leverage to persuade him to change course. chuck schumer: i have known president netanyahu for a long time and while we have disagreed on many occasions i will always respect his bravery on the battlefield as a younger man. i believe in his heart and he has the security of israel as his highest priority, however, i also believe prime minister netanyahu has lost his way by allowing his political survival to take precedence over the best interest of israel. >> a senior israeli figure including the ambassador the u.s. and mr. netanyahu's chief rival criticized chuck schumer's intervention: get unhelpful, counterproductive, and unacceptable. the comments come as the biden administration pressures mr. netanyahu not to launch a
chuck schumer says mr. netanyahu has lost his way and urged israel to hold new elections. mr. schumer a democrat in america's highest ranking jewish official said it would be a grave mistake to reject a two-state solution to the conflict with the palestinians and added if mr. netanyahu continues to pursue dangerous and inflammatory policies the u.s. will use leverage to persuade him to change course. chuck schumer: i have known president netanyahu for a long time and while we have disagreed on...
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mr schumer found sympathisers in saturday's protests. my message today, according to what chuck schumer said this week in the american parliament, about how benjamin netanyahu is leading us to catastrophe and we must have an election as soon as possible otherwise we are all going to be in a bad situation. talks aimed at securing a ceasefire and the release of hostages could resume sunday in qatar, as fears remain over the prospect of a large—scale invasion of rafah. egyptian officials said hamas has presented a new proposal for a three—stage plan to end the fighting. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has called the proposal unrealistic, but agreed to send israeli negotiators to qatar. meanwhile, a humanitarian aid shipment carrying 200 tons of food from cyprus has been unloaded onto gaza's shore. it's the first time in two decades that the sea route has been used. it's unclear though how the food will be distributed. the us charity world central kitchen is carrying out the mission in co—operation with the united arab emira
mr schumer found sympathisers in saturday's protests. my message today, according to what chuck schumer said this week in the american parliament, about how benjamin netanyahu is leading us to catastrophe and we must have an election as soon as possible otherwise we are all going to be in a bad situation. talks aimed at securing a ceasefire and the release of hostages could resume sunday in qatar, as fears remain over the prospect of a large—scale invasion of rafah. egyptian officials said...
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and the resignation of mr netanyahu and his government. for the third saturday in a row, police used water cannon to disperse demonstrators.it comes just days after chuck schumer — the top democrat in the us senate as well as the highest—ranking jewish member in the us government — said mr netanyahu had �*lost his way�*... and called for new elections in israel.mr schumer found sympathisers in saturday's protests. my my message today, according to what chuck schumer said this week in the american parliament, about how benjamin netanyahu is leading us to catastrophe and we must have an election as soon as possible otherwise we are all going to be in a bad situation. talks aimed at securing a ceasefire and the release of hostages could resume sunday in qatar. egyptian officials said hamas has presented a new proposal for a three—stage plan to end the fighting.israel�*s prime minister benjamin netanyahu has called the proposal unrealistic, but agreed to send israeli negotiators to qatar. meanwhile, a humanitarian aid shipment ca
and the resignation of mr netanyahu and his government. for the third saturday in a row, police used water cannon to disperse demonstrators.it comes just days after chuck schumer — the top democrat in the us senate as well as the highest—ranking jewish member in the us government — said mr netanyahu had �*lost his way�*... and called for new elections in israel.mr schumer found sympathisers in saturday's protests. my my message today, according to what chuck schumer said this week in...
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it comes nearly a week after the top senate democrats chuck schumer criticized mr. netanyahu as an obstacle to peace. senate republicans say they assured mr. netanyahu that they support israel's right to defend itself. to ireland now where in a surprise move, the prime minister announced he would step down as the prime minister. he's also resigning as the leader of the party. mr. varadkar said his decision to quit before the next general election was personal and political. he described his time leaving ireland as the most fulfilling time of his life. he became ireland's youngest in 2017 he became the leader of the party. he leads the coalition government alongside the green party. only last week, he was in washington where he met joe biden for . patrick's day celebrations and for talks on subjects including the united states role in the war in gaza and the belfast good friday agreement. he announced his resignation earlier speaking outside irish government buildings in dublin. >> i know this will come as a surprise to many people and a disappointment to some. and i
it comes nearly a week after the top senate democrats chuck schumer criticized mr. netanyahu as an obstacle to peace. senate republicans say they assured mr. netanyahu that they support israel's right to defend itself. to ireland now where in a surprise move, the prime minister announced he would step down as the prime minister. he's also resigning as the leader of the party. mr. varadkar said his decision to quit before the next general election was personal and political. he described his...
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mr netanyahu's government has sharply dismissed the comments made by senator schumer. meanwhile, aid agencies are continuing to sound the alarm over the humanitarian situation in gaza. a ship carrying food supplies for gaza has arrived and is now waiting off the coast. it's a test run for what is hoped will become a new route to get aid into the territory. the bbc�*s mark lowen is injerusalem with more. now, a military incursion into rafah would of course be very risky, given the number of civilians sheltering there, and also would further incur the wrath of israel's western allies like the us — president biden said just a week or so ago that an israeli military incursion into rafah would be a red line, and today, secretary of state antony blinken said the us has not yet received israel's plan for rafah. so it does seem as if an incursion is imminent, but that is still the state of detention with the israeli government. now with aid, the ship carrying 200 tonnes of aid that has come from cyprus has now started to off—load that aid into gaza, on a little smaller s
mr netanyahu's government has sharply dismissed the comments made by senator schumer. meanwhile, aid agencies are continuing to sound the alarm over the humanitarian situation in gaza. a ship carrying food supplies for gaza has arrived and is now waiting off the coast. it's a test run for what is hoped will become a new route to get aid into the territory. the bbc�*s mark lowen is injerusalem with more. now, a military incursion into rafah would of course be very risky, given the number of...
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mr netanyahu's government has sharply dismissed the comments made by senator schumer. meanwhile, aid agencies are continuing to sound the alarm over the humanitarian situation in gaza. a ship carrying food supplies for gaza has arrived and is now waiting off the coast. it's a test run for what is hoped will become a new route to get aid into the territory. live now to michael singh, managing director at the washington institute and former senior director for middle east affairs at the national security council. thank you forjoining us on bbc news — thank you forjoining us on bbc news we — thank you forjoining us on bbc news we saw_ thank you forjoining us on bbc news. we saw a _ thank you forjoining us on bbc news. we saw a gradual- thank you forjoining us on bbc news. we saw a gradual and i thank you forjoining us on bbc. news. we saw a gradual and they were _ news. we saw a gradual and they were more — news. we saw a gradual and they were more marked _ news. we saw a gradual and they were more marked shift- news. we saw a gradual and they were more marked shift
mr netanyahu's government has sharply dismissed the comments made by senator schumer. meanwhile, aid agencies are continuing to sound the alarm over the humanitarian situation in gaza. a ship carrying food supplies for gaza has arrived and is now waiting off the coast. it's a test run for what is hoped will become a new route to get aid into the territory. live now to michael singh, managing director at the washington institute and former senior director for middle east affairs at the national...
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chuck schumer has now signaled he will not stand in the way of inviting mr. netanyahu, saying israel has no stronger ally than the united states. stir schumer said, "i will always welcome the opportunity to welcome the prime minister to speak to congress in a bipartisan way." with this follows a controversial speech when the city majority leader criticized netanyahu as an obstacle to peace and urgedew relations in israel. chris murphy is standing by for us tonight on capitol hill. senator, really good to have you back. would you welcome prime minister netanyahu speaking to both houses of congress? sen. murphy: of course. it is important to have the israeli leader here, incredibly important to have him speaking to both parties. i don't think we were happy to see him talking only to republicans this week. obviously there is disagreement right now about the policies that netanyahu is pushing. it is not in the united states' interest for so many civilians to be killed. it is not in the united states' interest to have israel giving up on palestinian states. yes, w
chuck schumer has now signaled he will not stand in the way of inviting mr. netanyahu, saying israel has no stronger ally than the united states. stir schumer said, "i will always welcome the opportunity to welcome the prime minister to speak to congress in a bipartisan way." with this follows a controversial speech when the city majority leader criticized netanyahu as an obstacle to peace and urgedew relations in israel. chris murphy is standing by for us tonight on capitol hill....
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host: plenty of response from mr. netanyahu's party saying " israel is a proud democracy that elected its prime minister. the senator should respect israel's elected government and not undermine it, more so in wartime." israel has plans to sh ahead in rafa despite widespread concern about the safety of civilians. israeli military wants to move people out of rafah to humanitarian islands in the middle of the strip. not clear what these will look like or how they will operate. 1.5 million people are in rafah. netanyahu says he won't bow to international pressure. >> as prime minister, i push away these pressures. we've been doing this successfully for five months. this is record time in the history of israel's wars. i will continue to push away pressures. host: here's our correspondent in jerusalem. reporter: this showing the fractious relationship between the israeli government and u.s. administration. that could worsen if the israeli military move into rafah, with these comments suggesting there would be humanitarian
host: plenty of response from mr. netanyahu's party saying " israel is a proud democracy that elected its prime minister. the senator should respect israel's elected government and not undermine it, more so in wartime." israel has plans to sh ahead in rafa despite widespread concern about the safety of civilians. israeli military wants to move people out of rafah to humanitarian islands in the middle of the strip. not clear what these will look like or how they will operate. 1.5...