Payback against hamas is starting now. Three weeks after the deadliest day for the jewish people since the holocaust. The difficulties of urban warfare, as much of gosnell plunges into darkness with phone lines and internet cut. The concern tonight about civilians. More targeted attacks on u. S. Forces in the middle east. After american f16s launched a retaliatory strike on iranian backed facilities in syria. Tonights other top story, the urgent search for the suspect in the deadly maine shooting. What we are learning about the investigation. The manhunt here intensifies. Behind me, you can see a staging area with armored vehicles. They are planning on sending divers into the water. While this is looking like a major focus today with a lot of people we have a lot of irons in the fire. Norah we honor the victims. Our interview with the family of a man who died a hero. My husband went into the kitchen and grabbed a Butcher Knife and went after him. Saved the patrons that were in his esta
Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Live on a rooftop overlooking tel aviv, israel. Its just after 11 00 p. M. Here. Its been 16 days since the horrific Terrorist Attacks by hamas caught this country and, frankly, much of the world by complete surprise. Well start with breaking news. Hamas has released two more of the hostages it kidnapped from israel during the october 7th terrorist attack. Thats according to multiple sources who say the hostages are nurit cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz. The lifshitz family said in a statement the women were handed over to the red cross and will shortly return to israel. We happened to be at the time with Israeli Defense spokesperson Jonathan Con Reek Cass when the news came in. This is part of his reaction. They are differentiating, distinguishing between only israelis and double citizens or perhaps only foreigners which rings familiar for me as a jew and Third Generation holocaust survivor, rings familiar from other types in our history. Israel belie
War complacency. What is this la la land youre talking about . Well, its probably. I think, in international relations, there is always a time when a big change happens. 1918, 1945, 1989. And 1989 was, for me and many of my kin, The End Of History the thought that all 200 Nation States in the world would revert to the best form of governance, which is democracy, Market Economy and globalisation. But that ended, in my mind, in February 2022, when putin attacked ukraine. All the International Institutions rules are being challenged. So the la la land that we used to live in doesnt exist any more, and we have to readjust. I mean, in the most literal sense, you seem to be saying that europe needs to learn from some of the things that finland does in terms of preparation and readiness for the worst case scenario. Yeah. For example, this country, although its fewer than six million people, has an extraordinary number of military reservists, up to 900,000 men and women, who are ready to serve
Welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Let me begin with something you said just last month. Europe, you said, hasjust a few years to change its thinking from the la la land of post cold war complacency. What is this la la land youre talking about . Well, its probably. I think, in international relations, there is always a time when a big change happens. 1918, 1945, 1989. And 1989 was, for me and many of my kin, The End Of History the thought that all 200 Nation States in the world would revert to the best form of governance, which is democracy, Market Economy and globalisation. But that ended in my mind in February 2022 when putin attacked ukraine. All the International Institutions rules are being challenged. So the la la land that we used to live in doesnt exist any more, and we have to readjust. I mean, in the most literal sense, you seem to be saying that europe needs to learn from some of the things that finland does in terms of preparation and readiness for the worst case scenario. Yea
Let me begin with something you said just last month, europe, you said, has just a few years to change its thinking from the la la land of post cold war complacency. What is this la la land youre talking about . It is, i think, probably, in international relations, there is, or was, a time when a big change happens 1918, 1945, 1989 and 1989 was for me and many of my kin the end of history. The thought that all 200 Member States in the world would revert to the best form of governance, which is democracy, Market Economy and globalisation. But that ended, in my mind, in February 2022, when putin attacked ukraine. All the International Institutions, rules, are being challenged, so the la la land that we used to live in does not exist anymore, and we have to readjust. In the most literal sense, you seem to be saying that europe needs to learn from some of the things that finland does, in terms of preparation and readiness for the worst case scenario. For example, this country, although it