with a four year old girl in his vehicle. the uk conservative party have rejected suggestions that it covered up allegations of rape against an mp. prince william is due in singapore, to announce the winners of his earthshot environmental prize. the event awards millions of pounds to projects that tackle climate challenges. hello, welcome to bbc news, i m lyse doucet. let s ta ke let s take a look at the live shot taken from the border with southern israel. this is gaza city come out it was the most populated area. it s a hazy skyline this morning. israel continues to say that gazans in the north should move south. all of this taking place as the top american diplomat, the us secretary of state antony blinken is in the occupied west bank today for talks with the head of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas. the spokesman for the palestinian president has said mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza stri
making a distinction between them and the average jew on the street in jerusalem, i m actually dealing with that very issue. the fact is that jesus was quite popular with the people. that s why this small group of leaders tried him overnight. that s why they were concerned that the crowds would rise up, that he could lead a rebellion, and when they paraded him to the streets the next day after that overnight trial, and took him out to be crucified, the people wept and wailed so the idea that all the jews of that time crucified jesus and were part of that conspiracy is false. in making that distinction i m trying to strike at that antisemetic lie that existed all throughout our history. you are a serious scholar. you studied this since the 70s so there is probably very little that you haven t read or seen or talked about with other experts. in terms of the mythology around the death of jesus christ, what would you say now is definitely myth and what is indisputable pretty well widely
corrupt and going after jesus, making a distinction between them and the average jew on the street in jerusalem, i m actually dealing with that very issue. the fact is that jesus was quite popular with the people. that s why this small group of leaders tried him overnight. that s why they were concerned that the crowds would rise up, that he could lead a rebellion, and when they paraded him to the streets the next day after that overnight trial, and took him out to be crucified, the people wept and wailed so the idea that all the jews of that time crucified jesus and were part of that conspiracy is false. in making that distinction i m trying to strike at that antisemetic lie that existed all throughout our history. you are a serious scholar. you studied this since the 70s so there is probably very little that you haven t read or seen or talked about with other experts. in terms of the mythology around the death of jesus christ, what would you say now is definitely myth and what is
very turned towards rome as were a number of others in their little conspiracy. they controlled the trade in the temple and made a cut of all the trade, the exchange of money and the sale of animals and so on, and they were trying to hang on to their power. they were trying to keep the nation, as they said. and so jesus challenged that when he went and drove the money changers out of the temple. he wasn t just mad, he wasn t just upset that they were doing business in the temple. he was striking at this conspiracy that had illicitly taken charge of the temple and its trade, the corrupt upper leaders of the jews. so that s sort of the back story of the crucifixion. it s bound to be and is already getting a huge amount of attention. the book s not even out until may. you re bound to get some people saying this is antisemetic and so on. what is your response to that? well, it s not at all antisemetic. in fact, in making that distinction between the small group of leaders who were kowt
kowtowing to rome and thus were corrupt and going after jesus, making a distinction between them and the average jew on the street in jerusalem, i m actually dealing with that very issue. the fact is that jesus was quite popular with the people. that s why this small group of leaders tried him overnight. that s why they were concerned that the crowds would rise up, that he could lead a rebellion, and when they paraded him to the streets the next day after that overnight trial, and took him out to be crucified, the people wept and wailed so the idea that all the jews of that time crucified jesus and were part of that conspiracy is false. in making that distinction i m trying to strike at that antisemetic lie that existed all throughout our history. you are a serious scholar. you studied this since the 70s so there is probably very little that you haven t read or seen or talked about with other experts. in terms of the mythology around the death of jesus christ, what would you say now