Scotland. Aberdeen fresh but sunny. The rest of the country, South Westerly Winds will push in thick cloud. Here is the outlook, the weekend and into next week, pretty much every weather icon the government has updated the definition of extremism, but who decides what individuals and groups are extremist . And what if they get it wrong . Tonight on newsnight. The independent reviewer of Terrorism Legislation and of state threat legislation is unimpressed. What constitutes hatred or intolerance is very much in the eye of the beholder. Im sure the government has acted with the best of intentions, but there is, of course, a risk it will be seen as a political decision. The senior government mp bob seely is here to explain how it works. Also tonight razor sharp criticism of israels actions in gaza by Chuck Schumer, americas most seniorjewish politician and the Us Senate Majority leader. The target of his ire . Benjamin neta nyahu himself. Prime minister netanyahu has lost his way. Israel c
Defence editor was on this flight and she talks about how the gps Satellite Signal was interfered with four 30 minutes, Satellite Signal was interfered with four30 minutes, mobile Satellite Signal was interfered with four 30 minutes, Mobile Phones could not connect to the internet. In this raf plane had to use alternative methods to determine its position. The key thing from the government, there was no threat to the safety of there was no threat to the safety of the plane and Downing Street say this sort of stuff does happen when you fly by kaliningrad. The difference is there were journalists on the plane so you can imagine this stuff happens all the time because what the russians want to do as they want to show, look what we can do, what we have done today as we have said, we can see what you do, but the uk is clearly playing it down. Thank you very much and lets look at the front pages, the guardian, the tories are urged to give back further £5 million. And at the bottom, children
But is there any prospect of more effective leaders emerging . Well, my guest is former acting Prime Minister claudejoseph. Can haitis unfolding catastrophe be reversed . Would an armed International Intervention make things better or worse . Claudejoseph in port au prince, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, mr sackur. Its a pleasure. Thank you forjoining us in what is still a very difficult situation in your country. Tell me, since ariel henry, the Prime Minister, told the nation that he was quitting, has anything really changed around you in the capital port au prince, or in haiti . Has any of the violence, any sense of the crisis changed . I must say that, of course weve seen a change, days are calm. The. The people now are trying to move to. To the specific activities. Its a new page. Its a new chapter. It seems that people were waiting for this decision to be made. Er. Let me ask you something very simple if you were to walk outside your own home right now onto the streets of port au
Good evening. One of the most prominent figures in american politics, the Majority Leader in the senate, has called for new elections in israel. Chuck schumer says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his way and accused him of pushing support for israel to new lows. Mr schumer, a democrat, and the highest ranking jewish official in america, also called for the Palestinian Authority president , mahmoud abbas, to step down, saying a new generation of leaders was needed, to work towards peace. All this comes as the us imposed sanctions on three extremist Israeli Settlers in the occupied west bank, whove been accused of harassing and attacking palestinians. The Settler Movement is controversial with many countries, including the uk, which sees israel as an occupying power, and the settlements as illegal. Israel disputes this. West Bank Violence has surged since the start of the gaza war, triggered by hamas s attack on israel on october seventh. The us and uk have already imposed fin
Course corrections. I have known Prime Minister netanyahu for a very long time and while we have vehemently disagreed on many occasions, i will always respect his extraordinary bravery for israel on the battlefield as a younger man. I believe in his heart he has his highest priority as is the security of israel. However, i also believe Prime Minister netanyahu has lost his way. Senior israeli figures, including the ambassador to the us, michael herzog, and mr netanyahus chief political rival, benny gantz, criticised mr schumer s intervention, calling it unhelpful, counterproductive, and unacceptable. Mr schumer s comments come as the Biden Administration continues to pressure mr netanyahu not to launch a Ground Offensive on gazas southernmost city, rafah something the white house says is a red line. But talking to troops on thursday, mr netanyahu sounded undaunted. Translation there are International Pressures l preventing us from Entering Rafah and completing the work. As Prime Minist