the prime minister said taking in refugees is not the answer. this is playing out on the newspapers. it shows two young refugees the headline, we help. on the right in britain, the daily express says migrants swarm to britain. swarm. amid this huge human tide of sadness and need, why are these two important countries reso differently? and what about us? are we helping? do we have plans to? how should we? joining us now for the interview, the former british foreign secretary, now president and ceo of the international rescue committee. it is a real honor to have you here. thank you very much. good to be here. how should we understand the difference in the german and british reactions? both big economies in europe. i think the conscience of
overun with donations that police officers had to say stop bringing them. every country is responding differently. in some cases, the reaction of the people is not at all the same as the reaction of their country s government. but one of the thing that has been interesting to watch. the government of germany is taking a welcoming and relatively organized stance amid this tide of people trying to get there. germany has announced it is on track to take in 800,000 refugees and asylum seekers. 800,000 this year. contrast that with britain, the second largest in europe. the prime minister said taking in refugees is not the answer. this is playing out on the newspapers. it shows two young refugees the headline, we help. on the right in britain, the daily express says migrants swarm to britain. swarm. amid this huge human tide of sadness and need, why are these two important countries reso differently? and what about us? are we helping?
country s government. but one of the thing that has been interesting to watch. the government of germany is taking a welcoming and relatively organized stance amid this tide of people trying to get there. germany has announced it is on track to take in 800,000 refugees and asylum seekers. 800,000 this year. contrast that with britain, the second largest in europe. the prime minister said taking in refugees is not the answer. this is playing out on the newspapers. it shows two young refugees the headline, we help. on the right in britain, the daily express says migrants swarm to britain. swarm. amid this huge human tide of sadness and need, why are these two important countries reso differently? and what about us? are we helping?
explosions all around. israeli tanks, artillery, and planes pounded eastern gaza throughout the night. but hamas militants were fighting back. allahu akbar! reporter: a human tide just trying to cling to life. on foot. in cars. on donkey carts. any way. just out. they re just hitting us, hitting, and hitting, he says. and when they leave, where do they come to? well, one of the united nations schools that has been opened to shelter the displaced people. i just talked to a united
reporter: since first light thousands of people have been streaming down this street, one of the roads that israelis in a pamphlet drop told civilians they could transfer safely along without fear of being bombed. as they walk, we re hearing explosions all around. a human tide just trying to cling to life. they re just hitting us, hitting and hitting, he says. at gaza s main hospital, no more space for the wounded. no choice except ever transfer the bleeding and the dieing to other clinics. for those who didn t make it, a resting place on the blood-soaked floor of the morgue. a brief ceasefire was just enough time to take away the dead and wounded and for a few more to escape. it was at best a shaky truce. we went to get our things but the israeli soldiers fired at us, this woman says.