The Israeli Defence force sees itself as an institution which binds the nation together. Most young israelis serve in its ranks after leaving school. It claims to combine defence of the state with a sense of moral purpose. My guest today served in the idf but he sees an institution in denial, corroded and corrupted by the military occupation of palestinian communities over a 50 year span. Avner gvaryahu and like minded soldiers turned dissidents say they are breaking the silence. Are they patriots or traitors . Avner gvaryahu, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. I think its fair to say, the idf is probably the most sacrosanct institution in all of israel. Was it hard for you to cross a line, to break the taboo and speak out against what the idf is doing . Breaking the silence, i think, in any context isnt easy. Definitely in the Israeli Society, its not a natural thing in that sense, to break that kind of silence. But i think that myself, like over 1000 soldiers, are a part of breaking the
Future. In sport, seven London Marathon winners have suspicious blood test results as a new report throws athletics back into the doping spotlight. Iraqs Prime Minister is calling for six government posts to be abolished to cut spending. Al abadis government has been given support. It must pass parliament. It could disrupt the delicate sectarian balance. The six posts are the three Vice President s and three deputy Prime Ministers, all of whom represent various political and sectarian blochs. Almaliki is one ires sheer Vice President s, a polarizing figure since the u. S. Withdrawal in 2011. Hes blamed for stoking sectarian tensions while he was Prime Minister. Prime minister alawi has been a strong critic of almaliki. In the just the last few hours, another Prime Minister allawi handled in his resignation. A political analyst joins us from london. Drastic reforms here by the rack can i leader. The calendar net approved them quickly, but is everyone onboard, is Parliament Going to pass
Celebrates 50 years of independence. Iraqs Prime Minister is calling for six top government posting to be abolished to help tackle corruption and cut spending. Al abadis cabinet has given its support. The proposal must be passed in parliament. The move could unsettle iraqs delicate sectarian balance and heres why. The six posts under threat are the countries three Vice President s and three deputy Prime Ministers, all of whom represent various political and sectarian blochs. Almaliki is one of iraqs shia Vice President s, a policy rising figure since the u. S. Withdrawal in 2012, blamed for stoking sectarian tensions while he was Prime Minister. Allawi is recorded as a moderate and has been a strange critic of hard line politicians like almaliki. Another Prime Minister has handled in his resignation in the last hours. We have more from baghdad. The political scab militiament in iraq shaken up after the decision to dismiss the countrys three Vice President s and three deputy Prime Minis
With the sport, seven London Marathon winners have suspicious blood test results. A new report throws athletics back into the doping spotlight. Iraqs Prime Minister announced sweeping government reforms to help tackle corruption and cut spending. Al abadis cabinet has given support to the plan to abolish six top government posts, although it still has to get through parliament. It could settle iraqs delicate sectarian balance and heres why. The six posts under threat are the countries three Vice President s and three deputy Prime Minister, all of whom represent various political and sectarian blocs. Almaliki has been a people rising figure and blamed for surging sectarian tensions when he was Prime Minister. Allawi is now a Vice President. Rewarded as a moderate, he has been a critic of maliki. Another has resigned whereby handed that resignation in. We have more mom baghdad. The political establishment in iraq shaken up after the decision to dismiss the countrys three Vice President s
Parents are being asked to regularly donate money good morning. A pilot shortage, cancelled flights and a multi Million Pound compensation bill. Its been a tough week for ryanairand bill. Its been a tough week for ryanair and its passengers but can europes Largest Airline recover . Im at the London Stock Exchange this morning to find out. And in sport, pick a woman next time, so says record goalscorer kelly smith, as the search begins to find Mark Sampsons replacement as head coach of englands Women Football team. And matt has your weekend weather. The autumn equinox today and it feels like it, cold and foggy for some and while most start the day with sunshine, a different look outside for the journey home. Details on that and your weekend forecast coming up. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may will deliver a major speech on brexit in florence later today. The Prime Minister will argue that both the uk and the eu have a shared responsibility to make the process work smooth