counteroffensive, you ll have more questions about how much more the european union and nato are prepared to finance this. ian, since we have you here, i wanted to ask you a question just on a side note that i think is fascinating when we re looking at the strength of the alliance. certainly, the west, the big concern was maloney, the new italian prime minister. right-wing populist from the school of politics. burliskoni was pro-putin. seemed to be neofascist by many in the west. she s been supportive, as supportive as any western ally it seems and always seems to get right in the front, shaking his hands. here he is twice. pulling her over. again, i think it is great news. i m glad there s been this
israeli police say they moved in after young palestinians barricaded themselves inside are just stones and firecrackers. this was amidst hundreds of worshippers fear of more violence. big concern. as the islamic holy month of ramadan and the jewish passover overlap or had asked old is live in jerusalem with a lot more. i mean, every day, it just seems to get even more elevated attention. dramatic scenes last night at the holy site so you can see behind me so over on this side is the golden dome of the rock that is so recognizable as a symbol of jerusalem but over my right shoulder with that black rooftop that s actually the al aqsa mosque and that s where these events took place. as you re noting, we saw dramatic video of israeli police essentially rating the mosque. they say that they had to go in there because youths were barricading themselves in there and that they are threw firecrackers at them. i want to read you part of the israeli police statement, they say several lawbreaking