To discuss this and more im joined by my guest ramsey route in seattle hes a journalist and author and in tel aviv we have gideon levy he is a columnist for products are actually process of rules in effect that means you can jump to any time you want and i was ok let me go to getting in 1st in tel aviv ive been reading that this process of preparing the israeli population and the International Community but the annexation of the west bank theyre calling it applying solvent t. V. Why in the world are the germans sounds very orwellian to me and the way ive been my research of this prior to our our gathering here is that its kind of ambiguous exactly what applying sovereignty is what percentage of the west bank its very unclear is this all done intentional to be confusing or is theres clearly showing some kind of trepidation before they make the decision go ahead. So far that corner thing or kind of names the real name we should be the cleric and. Theres no other they larry because as you
That we had someones back to show support compassion and we used to shake hands you know create somebody and we used to offer a hand when you were actually helping someone literally with the los things from now on using is going to be a sign of careless less ignoring as opposed to where they were before or will always touchy feely behavior becomes sort of an acceptable thing as a social norm. I think to some extent and for a period of time and mean once we get the you know. The antidote to the virus and maxines i think that people will get get back to tension and kissing and and hugging each other you know we are mammals were built to touch and kiss and hold each other and i do think that were going to be more careful with people that we dont know. I think were in an age of transparency in age in which you get to know somebody very well before the touching starts and before the kissing starts and i think this is particularly. Important for singles because you know when youre married to
To turn it back into a mosque. There good afternoon from russia for me in the same year arties World News Center today my name is kevin 1st in the e. U. Is in talks with an american pharmaceutical giant today about securing enough doses of an anti viral drugs its a license to treat covert 19 the u. S. Government earlier swooped in and bought up the entire Global Supply of rendez of it stockpiling nearly 3 months worth leaving nothing else for anyone else its part worldwide for leaving countries vulnerable and in danger in lives. Reports. In other countries across the world have been left scrambling in the wake of this announcement that the u. S. Essentially bought up the entire worlds supply. Of this the antiviral drug in the fight against beat 19 it means that they wont be able to get their hands on it because the u. S. Government has even brought up stocks that havent yet to be manufactured thats how far ahead the u. S. Has to buy this particular drug the questions are being raised a
A very warm welcome to the programme. China has passed a controversial security law giving it new powers over hong kong, deepening fears for the citys freedoms. Last month china announced it would impose the law, which criminalises any act of secession, subversion, terrorism or collusion with foreign forces. The move comes after angry protests last year sparked by another law which became a Pro Democracy Movement. Theres been strong condemnation of the new law by the us and britain who fear the new law could be a greater threat to hong kongs identity. For more on this, im joined from beijing by our correspondent, stephen mcdonell. Youve covered these pro democracy protests all of last year, talk us through the controversial aspects of the security law. Well, as of tomorrow hong kong is going to bea tomorrow hong kong is going to be a very different city. In beijing, 162 to the Standing Committee of the National Peoples congress unanimously double stamped this new law imposing quite str