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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 schumer has been a great friend of israel in washington. so for him to make comments like these and we heard them there, didn�*t we? "netanyahu�*s lost his way. his coalition no longer fits the needs of israel. new elections are necessary." i mean, really critical stuff. and i think this is a sign, again, of the growing frustration in the corridors of power here in washington at the high death toll in gaza, and with the israeli authorities apparent unwillingness authorities�* apparent unwillingness to listen to us pleas to let more aid into gaza and to comply with international law. but in terms of the reaction to mr schumer�*s words, many democrats were absolutely delighted when he said this speech. some of them, of course, are very unhappy with the situation in gaza and unhappy with the biden administration�*s stance on israel and its support for the israeli government. one democratic senator apparently got up and hugged chuck schumer after he made this speech. but in terms of the republicans, they are, of course, traditionally
mr schumer has been a great friend of israel in washington. so for him to make comments like these and we heard them there, didn�*t we? "netanyahu�*s lost his way. his coalition no longer fits the needs of israel. new elections are necessary." i mean, really critical stuff. and i think this is a sign, again, of the growing frustration in the corridors of power here in washington at the high death toll in gaza, and with the israeli authorities apparent unwillingness authorities�*...
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and unacceptable. " 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 minister of israel, i push away these pressures and we have been doing this successfully 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 to mediators a truce deal based on stopping what it has called israel's "aggression" against pa
and unacceptable. " 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 minister of israel, i push away these pressures and we have been doing this...
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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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mr schumer, a democrat and america's highest—ranking jewish elected official, said the us should use its leverage to persuade mr netanyahu to change course. while the us remains israel's closest ally and biggest provider of military aid, concerns have been mounting within the biden administration over israel's conduct in gaza as the humanitarian crisis there worsens. now, president biden�*s top ally on capitol hill is calling for israel to make "course corrections".
mr schumer, a democrat and america's highest—ranking jewish elected official, said the us should use its leverage to persuade mr netanyahu to change course. while the us remains israel's closest ally and biggest provider of military aid, concerns have been mounting within the biden administration over israel's conduct in gaza as the humanitarian crisis there worsens. now, president biden�*s top ally on capitol hill is calling for israel to make "course corrections".
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mr schumer, a democrat and america's highest—ranking jewish elected official, said the us should use its leverage to persuade mr netanyahu to change course. while the us remains israel's closest ally and biggest provider of military aid, concerns have been mounting within the biden administration over israel's conduct in gaza, as the humanitarian crisis there worsens. now, president biden�*s top ally on capitol hill is calling for israel to make "course corrections".
mr schumer, a democrat and america's highest—ranking jewish elected official, said the us should use its leverage to persuade mr netanyahu to change course. while the us remains israel's closest ally and biggest provider of military aid, concerns have been mounting within the biden administration over israel's conduct in gaza, as the humanitarian crisis there worsens. now, president biden�*s top ally on capitol hill is calling for israel to make "course corrections".
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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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the president said he thought that mr schumer had expressed concerns shared by many americans. do you have any comments around senator schumer's speech on israel yesterday? senator schumer contacted my staff, my senior staff, he was going to make that speech. and he... i'm not going to elaborate on the speech, he made a good speech and i think he expressed a serious concern shared notjust by him but by many americans. let's turn to what is happening in gaza. that aid ship who spent two days arriving to gaza has got there. i spoke to one of the groups responsible for the relief, where i was told more about the progress of this mission. they distributed in the moment. logistically, how can because it has this mission been? of course, getting together a bus—load of aid is one part of the mission but being able to land it anyway, was first of the many challenges, wasn't it? yes, actually, this is the tricky part. and i think that is why this corridor wasn't open so far. i mean, it was open since november, if i'm not mistaken. but this is the first ship arriving there. and it is b
the president said he thought that mr schumer had expressed concerns shared by many americans. do you have any comments around senator schumer's speech on israel yesterday? senator schumer contacted my staff, my senior staff, he was going to make that speech. and he... i'm not going to elaborate on the speech, he made a good speech and i think he expressed a serious concern shared notjust by him but by many americans. let's turn to what is happening in gaza. that aid ship who spent two days...
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mr schumer, who is the most prominentjewish politician in the united states, said that netanyahu risked turning the country into a pariah state, with its bombardment of gaza and the worsening humanitarian crisis it has caused. the fourth obstacle to peace is israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who has all too frequently bowed to the demands of the extremists. like two other ministers, and the settlers in the west bank. i have known prime minister netanyahu for a very long time. while we have vehemently disagreed on many occasions, i will always respect his extraordinary bravery on the battlefield as a younger man. i believe in his heart he has his highest priority is the security of israel. however, i also believe prime minister netanyahu has lost his way by allowing his political survival to take precedence over the best interests of israel. there was an immediate response from the israeli ambassador to washington, michael herzog, who tweeted that it was unhelpful, for an ally to comment on the domestic political scene in israel. counterproductive, he said, to our common goals.
mr schumer, who is the most prominentjewish politician in the united states, said that netanyahu risked turning the country into a pariah state, with its bombardment of gaza and the worsening humanitarian crisis it has caused. the fourth obstacle to peace is israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who has all too frequently bowed to the demands of the extremists. like two other ministers, and the settlers in the west bank. i have known prime minister netanyahu for a very long time. while we...
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mr schumer, a democrat, is america's highest—ranking jewish official. the communities secretary, michael gove, has set out a new definition of extremism which includes the promotion or advancement of violence, hatred or intolerance. he also said two groups, which he identified as far—right, and three that were islamist, would be checked against the criteria. prime minister rishi sunak has said there will not be a general election on 2nd may, the date when local elections are already taking place. earlier this year, mr sunak suggested the general election would happen in the second half of 202a. the pioneering starship rocket developed by elon musk�*s company spacex has made its longest and most ambitious test flight so far. contact with starship was broken as it began its re—entry into earth's atmosphere, and spacex confirmed that the craft was lost. but it completed nearly an entire test flight on its third attempt, sending a stream of high definition images back from orbit. welcome to the programme. the french president emmanuel macron and germa
mr schumer, a democrat, is america's highest—ranking jewish official. the communities secretary, michael gove, has set out a new definition of extremism which includes the promotion or advancement of violence, hatred or intolerance. he also said two groups, which he identified as far—right, and three that were islamist, would be checked against the criteria. prime minister rishi sunak has said there will not be a general election on 2nd may, the date when local elections are already taking...
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mr netanyahu's likud party has responded to senator schumer, saying "israel is not a banana republic", but a "proud democracy" that elected its prime minister. the statement said a senator "should respect israel's elected government and not undermine it, even more so in wartime". israel announced plans to push ahead with an offensive against homes with an offensive against hamas in rafah despite widespread international concern about the safety of civilians there. the israeli military wants to move people out of rafah and into what they're calling "humanitarian islands" in the middle of the gaza strip. it's not clear yet what these islands will actually look like or how they'll operate. there are around 1.5 million people in rafah. benjamin netanyahu says he won't bow to international pressure. translation: there are international pressures to prevent _ us from entering rafah . and completing the work. as prime minister of israel, i i push away these pressures. we have been doing this successfully for five months already. _ this is record time _ in the history of israel's wars. i will
mr netanyahu's likud party has responded to senator schumer, saying "israel is not a banana republic", but a "proud democracy" that elected its prime minister. the statement said a senator "should respect israel's elected government and not undermine it, even more so in wartime". israel announced plans to push ahead with an offensive against homes with an offensive against hamas in rafah despite widespread international concern about the safety of civilians there....
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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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chuck schumer said israel should hold new elections — and suggested mr netanyahu risked making his
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chuck schumer said israel should hold new elections — and suggested mr netanyahu risked making his country a " pariah. "
chuck schumer said israel should hold new elections — and suggested mr netanyahu risked making his country a " pariah. "
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the first stop on mr blinken�*s visit wasjeddah. he arrived there this afternoon. the biden administration is hoping it can convince saudi arabia to normalise relations with israel, which they think is crucially important to the wider post war planning. if closer ties with israel can be framed as a way to obtain greater rights for the palestinians, that might allow prince mohammed to limit the backlash there would be in his country, where hostility towards israel is widespread. the saudi's though do want plenty in return. a civil nuclear programme and greater military support from washington. let's bring in our panel. the events involving prime minister netanyahu in washington today and the fact chuck schumer did not want him speaking to the democratic conference, yet he spoke to the republicans, there is a very deep split in washington now which is a problem forjoe biden and could before prime minister netanyahu if he wins the next election. arguably it is a pattern _ he wins the next election. arguably it is a pattern that _ he wins the next election. arguably it
the first stop on mr blinken�*s visit wasjeddah. he arrived there this afternoon. the biden administration is hoping it can convince saudi arabia to normalise relations with israel, which they think is crucially important to the wider post war planning. if closer ties with israel can be framed as a way to obtain greater rights for the palestinians, that might allow prince mohammed to limit the backlash there would be in his country, where hostility towards israel is widespread. the saudi's...
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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 biden said the criticisms are shared by many americans. any comment on the senator schumer's speech— any comment on the senator schumer's speech on— any comment on the senator schumer's speech on israel yesterday? senator schumer contacted my staff, my senior staff he was going to make that speech and i'm not going to elaborate on his speech. he made a good speech and i think he expressed a serious concern shared not only by him but by many americans. let's speak to the panel. joel rubin — the former us department of state's chief liaison to the us house of representatives during the obama administration. president biden said it was a good speech. he knew the speech was coming, didn't he?— speech. he knew the speech was coming, didn't he? well, it's great to be with you- _ coming, didn't he? well, it's great to be with you. he _ coming, didn't he? well, it's great to be with you. he knew _ coming, didn't he? well, it's great to be with you. he knew the - coming, didn't he? well, it's great| to be with you. he knew the speech was co
mr biden said the criticisms are shared by many americans. any comment on the senator schumer's speech— any comment on the senator schumer's speech on— any comment on the senator schumer's speech on israel yesterday? senator schumer contacted my staff, my senior staff he was going to make that speech and i'm not going to elaborate on his speech. he made a good speech and i think he expressed a serious concern shared not only by him but by many americans. let's speak to the panel. joel rubin...
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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...