the future of the world and putin speech today confirmed it. appears you are hardly a hostile audience but with elections just over two weeks away it was a demonstration of strength and power meant to drive voters to the polls and what s expected to be another landslide in putin s favor. thin poland a new law that makes it a crime to blame the country for aiding the holocaust has taken effect now that has led to a major diplomatic standoff with israel polish and israeli officials met thursday in jerusalem to discuss the dual it imposes joe sentences of up to three years for suggesting polish complicity in nazi crimes a war has been widely condemned abroad especially in israel where many say it is meant to repress debates and research. or for more on this now we want to go to read by marvin here he is head of the simon visa told center in los angeles rabbi here is good to have you on the show tell me what do