So truck, both adults, jews from military service. We have from a member of that religious community of october. The 2nd of people says, well, you know, of your spiritual thing, whatever you want to play, you can come completing the a very warm welcome to you. This is all to international with the latest world news updates, as always is great to have you with us. A top story this hour ahead of the us president s annual state of the Union Address on thursday evening. Several 100 protest is blocked. Do i find in smoke . Decayed is it made its way between the white house and congress . So its, its for the same size, a massive palestinian size being unsolved onto the street. This protest is gathered. Some also held up a banner reading bidens, legacy is genocide. And made the calls for a c spy, Capital Police to go on to present on so on all sides. In the speech itself, president by them was expected to focus on domestic issues like inflation on the border crisis, as well as the role in the middle east. But expectedly kicked off his address with this the more i go home, the if we stay with the craig and provide the, the, [000 00 00;00] the must be honest. The threat to democracy must be defended the as well. But of this message has been placed by old days allies full of my house speaking, nancy pelosi stays. The speech was a mazda piece President Joe Biden state of the Union Address was a master class, vigorously presenting his bold vision of progress and possibilities for all of americas families. Well, joining me now to discuss this further is say both say lovely to see you today. Thanks for coming in International Womens day. Thanks very much. A festival. The democrats are showing a lot of excite beds. I have a bite and speech on those. I wasnt that good. Well, i mean, if you look at it objectively, it seems that you know, the big concern here is, joe biden is cognitive capability. This is always going to be about, you know, at how he said things. Um, have you performed much more than what he actually said . But the way you enter the, the, all the time this is, remember, is the headline political event of the year for the, for the us president. Certainly for the administration of the day, its quite a somber occasion, but joe biden was almost rushed into the chamber, high fives, faced palms, sail fees, it all looked a bit coordinated make you to be honest with you as an observer. This wouldnt be the usual way, given the concerns about his cognitive ability. And, you know, it seems that this was deployed, you know, a courier graft attempt to make job. Im look fresh as sharp as a pin. And he was bouncing through the crowd high fighting people like some, and then they find real pops there. There was a little bit of cringed with. And more interesting is how the pro joe media feel like reported on this incredible performance. Hes almost a teenager. The guy is, you know, fresh as a daisy, thats a listen and have a look at how that sort of coordinated a description came through in this media festival of this, of the furthest deliberate. And he delivered huge tonight. I mean, the just meet energy, the vision he was fired up, he was showed and he was angry, and anger sometimes has a way of looking energetic any really leaned into that. Everybody knows if this was a great space, joe biden delivered what has been described in the past so far as, as a feisty, fiery, heated supreme crunch rep. Im sorry. So you can see, you know, youd be forgiven for thinking that this message was sort of, you know, let, lets make sure everyone thinks all this is great. Joe isnt 81 years old. It doesnt have any problems. Remembering things, he never confused the egyptians and he is right. And hes, he knows what date is. He knows what week it is making, you know, its so soon as we get the election disbelieve and what youre actually seeing and thinking yourself is that how do you see this Media Coverage . Is it an attempt to convince people that bidens fits a says yeah, well it seems that im particularly again, as i say in the pro jo media, theres a lot of correlation in the messaging here. I mean, we often hear about, you know, Russian Media and find media that its, you know, theres some sort of bias here. But theres an absolute bice and some of the us media. Its towards your blood, ignoring a lot of his photo pause. You know, and im suggesting that now because he managed to get through the speech without falling off the stage without confusing somebodys name or talking to somebody whos just not there. That he at you know, is some sort of heroic hope for the democratic party. Of course we had people like at tucker carlson, watching this following it in great detail the minute by minute into lives on a recount. And weve also had americans taking to social media a particularly on to twitter to suggest this guys completely out of touch with reality for ordinary americans. So theres a lot of problems in the united states. 40000000 People Living in poverty, families are struggling to get their bills paid. People are struggling to pay the rents as well. So lets have a look at poker carlsons response, and youve got to say she holds a dozen whole back and gives them both barrels in this and its quite, quite at 12 respond from took across a lets have a listen to this nicky. Me that was possibly the darkest, most american speech ever given by an american president take, it wasnt a speech. It was a rant entirely lacking in decency or generosity to his fellow americans. Button quickly explained that actually as top priority has nothing to do with americas top priority is sending billions more to ukraine, not ending the invasion of our own country by drug cartels not are degrading economy. You experience every day that are collapsing schools. Theres no explanation of what the goal is here. Theres a lie after like, drill button doesnt care. Theres no upside for you in any of the things that he said. Yeah, so real sense on the republican side that joe biden, it not only is out a torch, but it just doesnt seem to care about the travails and trust ordinary american citizens. Thank you. And as the republican responds to be address being as 5th, well, the fierce might be one way of putting a strange in my view on strip strange in the view of many observers watching this, i mean, this was a lady called sen, casey, brisk. Okay. Who is a role that as the, you know, the g o p, the grand old parties person was going to respond to, to bidens speech. And it was the delivery of this sort of rebuttal which seemed quite strange to me. That was, it was kind of crazy, kinda cold. It was almost a bit of the sarah ashton sevilla with us. That is very, a beautifully appointed lady with a very cold sort of stare at the camera. Suggesting that binding was a completely detached that his time is coming and now its cetera that there was going to be changes. Lets have a look and see the the goes home, pick up on like so many families across america. My husband, wesley, and i just watch President Bidens state of the Union Address from our living room. And uh, what we saw was the performance of a permanent politician who has actually been in office for longer than ive been alive. The one thing was quite clear though, President Biden chest hasnt got it. Hes out of touch. So we can see the usual for the republicans to use this as a, as a rebuttal to a very important speech. I mean, quite cycling. This a smiling lady and delivering the rebuttal of the speech unusual. But what was the takeaway nikki from applied to speech is, is that she didnt fall off the stage. She didnt forget who he was. He didnt commit a gross full ha, a huge mistake. That would have hit the headlines in the report pro, a fully compressed. But what that also says is interesting to is that if the only good thing about the speech really was, i mean, he did mention you can ukraine and the speech 1st. The 1st thing you mentioned the speech was you kind of course, which is also telling about dividing administrations priorities when it comes to the united states. If anything comes 1st, what, what is interesting is if, if this is seen as a success for the pro jo media, its not pulling off a stage, not forgetting who you are, not making a mess of blunder. If thats the only success that comes of this. It doesnt really bode well for american politics, doesnt mean that doesnt show me. Thanks for coming in. Great to get that take on things that started correspondence. A bose well we got, we actually know. So from us it talks of host on comments. I just the most book is i started finding didnt local sound to president ial during his keynote speech. Well, 1st of all, he started the speech about 18 minutes late, but he also did Something Else at the beginning. He jumped the gun. Usually the speaker of the house who sits behind him during this speech with the Vice President , the speaker of the house, the announce is officially ladies and gentlemen, the president the united states. And they applaud again and then he starts his speech. There was no announcement because the president didnt wait for him to be announced. Yeah, ukraine was the, the opening at topic it is an election year. Leaders tend to talk tough at doing that on the ukraine war. I suppose hes good territory for that. What do you think americans were listening in on that stephen . Just thinking of who is the only minute . Is this the state of the Union Address in care of or in washington . I was shocked that he started basically with ukraine with everything thats going on in the country. When you look at poll after poll after poll of what topics, what issues are most important to voters in all the states that have bought it in the primaries . You had it, right, its immigration, its inflation, its the economy. And it starts with, with ukraine. Was that it was definitely a Campaign Speech without a doubt. He was combative and, and you know, when he finally got to immigration, 40 minutes into the speech, 40 minutes, the number one issue in america right now. Any way to 40 minutes to get to it the guts of 6 months out or so from the election. No, will this speech willis have help to his re election at shawn says, or by dint of of donald trump at not being mentioned by the incumbent leader . Can he just sit back and watch his numbers rise even even more . Know you reference them 13 times or more from what i gather, but he never mentioned in by name book. The media is already saying, wow, funny. This shows his age is not an issue. He has the stamina. It was funny. Did you tell he was combative it could do it. Wow. Thats like, you know, what . Its march the beginning of march. We got to go to november. A lot of stuff is going to happen to donald trump, to joe biden, to this country, to the world. And i dont think when push comes to shove, this is going to make that much of a difference. Taking you now to central garza with 6 people that are being pulled from the russel following an idea strike. They claimed the lives of 16 civilians in dia, on by law, thats according to local officials. So teach with the same. So it was a massive crazy what a launch family home previously stood nearby. Buildings will also heavily damaged for children on 5 women. Also to be among the victims, all that is really bombardments. A local resident said his however, when you experience of the optima or the defense of 16 people create some ability them with my own hands on, on their way to win that. And most of that was about 8 or 10 people left them there. Trouble. This is in addition to the out of 4 were actually 6, we pulled out to where life and full would dead come and your last name all in the south of gauze. That idea strike signs of multiple rates of completely devastating knots devastated nasa hospital, which was ones among the Biggest Health facilities in the city of con eunice, a number of homeless displace, palestinians are still sheltering inside the small doing ruins of his time. For the south, the bodies of 47 locals recently returned defiance radio authorities to gauze and have been buried in a mosque. Raven rasa the heavily be composed quotes is, was sent back to the and baffled and placed through the curriculum crossing by the ideas as well. Say that initially took the bodies from guns with to try and identify any hostages. Among them, paula city low officials claimed some of the quote says was stolen from hospitals and cemeteries across the strip. They added that the identities of the victims were made on the canal. The war now into its 6 months has already claimed at least 13800. 00 palace city and lives. According to the gauze and officials of a 2000000 people, nearly the entire population of the gang place, i said to have been displaced. Oh, that meaning that this will cause for celebration that as well as marks International Womens day, this much the 8th, nothing. You dont have the going through, its off situations, womens thing guys. As rephrase the course of bombings and you, harsh conditions, intense and soft from extreme weather, living, no rufus liberation. Now one of them, im a woman who was denied due to bombardment, were constantly being relocated from 110 to another. Moving from one region to the next. You know, with this place here, they have experienced the lowest of a home snow children who were killed. Everyone here has suffered the same thing. My hope is to one day celebrate womens day. You know, a hometown under normal circumstances. Have you seen the bread baked by policy and in women we bake on the surface is made of plastic paper and 9 on fire. Well discuss, always convince for plastic and other discarded items from the trash south. Africa has initiated more Legal Proceedings against as well as the International Court of justice, a keys and get of not facilitating humanitarian aids to gaza. According to per toria, the is wally military is committing a genocide against the palestinians. Ready ready ringback and an exclusive interview with auntie, which you can watch half throughout the day. Im on our website, south african president ial spokesperson vincent month. When you emphasize these countries commitment to ending the a cellphone, gaza, we would like to see the closest end as soon as possible. We would like to see is royal, comply with the provisional measures that have been ordered by the quotes. That is why was going back to the quotes to us for this threatening off of those orders so that we prevent what is now getting matching as a segment crisis with a lot of people projected to die from starvation. We would live to see the association of hostilities. We would like to see the affinity of, of humanitarian cory dose to those who are in need of, of, of humanitarian aid. And that is why we were always as a country. And this is something president , remo 4, so well continue to tempt you to use every legal means of instrument to ensure that we see an end to the genocide to thats currently taking place in guys that we see and, and to the broad to punishment and, and the feeling of people who are seeking aid, like we saw recently in rough calls with health officials, i have reported 20 can some civilian deaths from malnutrition, dehydration, the number of victims is expected to grow. Is the un save the quote. The strips population on the brink of famine, however, it is rarely governments Spokes Person has dismissed the warnings about the humanitarian catastrophe in garza, what are you doing about reports of children starving to their 1st . Let me just say that the number one humanitarian issue in the gaza strip right now. And since october 7th, k is the plight of the hostages. We also had again from south africa as president ial Spokes Person on this and on how the war was being caused by western media that you do have as some International Media outlets. Particularly worse than outlets that as, as chosen to present ad to present as sort of more uh, quote, is riley bestbuy tv. The coverage in the 1st off vacation that we made to the International Court of justice. Some of the most prominent global western Media Outlets chose not to provide coverage. Live coverage falls that presentation to, to the court. And we observed that the next day would be as well presented. Its adams, and they will have floated low to low coverage if you lot. And so those are some, most of biases that 2 bolts that we said shouldnt be observed. That the kind of treatment that is given to the finest in, in story, particularly by worsted media houses, is not the same uh, treatment that you see elsewhere where these, where they is conflicts. They some media houses who have had to better, for example, on the coverage that they a provided related to some incidents that are alleged to have taken place. Because that, and, and as a result, both of those biases. So were in cartersville that you have the lives of punches here, and this will continue to add, reflect the situation as it is part of the ground disturbing and painful as it is. We still have those cottages, generalist men and women of the use room that are committed in relating the truth and in the name the facts as they are with respect to what is happening is way the present service has recruited 12 ultra orthodox jews, known as her id for non military do to solve for the service means that they wanted to contribute to the gauze of all efforts. Its a divisive niece for the religious community that is traditionally being exempt from military service on it least, bureau chief maria, for notion of picks up the story as well as rapidly growing 1200000. 00 strong, ultra Orthodox Community or head ready form in almost 13 percent of the countrys population is at the center of intense debate, historically exempt from mandatory military service to prioritize religious studies. They are really community now faces rise in discontent and made the war in gaza. While the religious leaders emphasize the power of prayer and facing enemies, not all heavy supports that stands. Generally cmt farber is one of them. Raised in a devout environment, he challenged the status quo and tradition by serving in the army and fulton the 2nd 11 and more. This is why do i say you will 2nd, now . Youre going to fight. We dont want to just, were going to play to some of the people except that after the 7th of the 2nd of people said, well, you know, up in spiritual paying whatever than him you want to play. You can come from playing the idea. We need to get a, do we believe that the feet play you so i also believe, but i also believe of tween the come of we need to playing. You need to find some walk. So the 2nd one to 5 and get to on the village is a going to stay im, im, im play. Its not fair. Its not a clue. In 1948, when the head ready 1st receives exemption, only 400 boys qualified to day. There are over 65 thousands. How many men aged 18. 00 to 35. 00 who could contribute to the countrys defense beyond prayers, including 12 to 15018 year olds annually. Who dont . Attendee shivers or state funded religious schools, but still retained the privilege. In 2017 israels high court, ruled that they already exemption law violates equality practices. The quote gave the government one year to pass a new law. 7 years on. No progress has been made. Now the government has until the 1st of april to either extend the current decision or started drafting ultra orthodox youth into the military. Increasingly, more politicians are addressing the issue last week for my defense minister benny guns, who is now a member of these really were a cabinet called under her rated community to join the military. And obviously, all the people of israel, all the parts of Israeli Society who should take part in serving the country of all of us. The challenges ahead of us are great, and it is impossible to look into the eyes of those who serve and tell them that whatever it was before will remain to hi, ready to not listen to secular politicians. They listen to read bodies. Yankee says those remedies will never officially encourage the youngsters. Conscription in fear of losing control and voters. This is one of the important things they know going to vote for quality father could if they go to joined the idea of the going to have different opinions. Listen, theyre going to meet drawers in bed twins. Theyre going to meet dave. Theyre going to make less bills. Theyre going to meet this one, the premiums. And when it comes to election, youre going to say, wait, i dont want to vote for a policy with the people like to know the society. Lady policies were going to be much weaker. Theyre going to have enough money. They dont, they dont gonna have enough power in the government. So they want to make sure from everybody vote for them. Second olsteen skin rather religion. And they dont go to the idea because in the idea is to get different opinions to joe young. He believes that if religious mentors fee or losing their children to the secular world, they should reconsider their approach to education. So ill tell you another thing that i will never stays on these ladies see me. 18 years or even 20 years. Youll pitching the children through the study to kick somebody to be religious, and im to restrict until somebody go on the walls of the 20 is, hes a big boy. Hes going to be the intent really to go to full. And whats the value of funding for 20 . You mean you see both up to 1 pm. So it means that the way you been a teaching um, the way he was educated was wow, the whole a to community and they dont educate their children. They trained them, they, its like a dog, you know, take a dog and tell them what to do on the go. That is what was found was doing. And once they leave, they finally found a way to just leave the community. There are ready men in the army despite when exempted from the draft. They still can enroll the 1st 10 weeks of the war. So a real boom and at least went with 2000 ultra orthodox man seeking to join. The forces is double the usual annual number from the community. Nadia is a her ready and hes in the id as we made him during she them at for additional jewish 7 day period of morning over the seas. Family member, his older brother who also was in the army combat to union, died in the last week. Gas station attack. Shocked by gunman audio says there was no problem for religious people to be in the military. I mean, he also claims the idea of doesnt need a lot of her ready. It is not interested in turning into a religious army. Well, the reason politicians talk about it serves a different goals. But its politics. The i d. F doesnt need the already. They only want to create a mess of last week on the log came and said we needed to do something with the her rating. And well say now say what he did was to silence the noise that exists us because of the gaza war. And the leaderships failure right as to how they did. Most of the her, it is still would like to keep the military Service Exemption on sunday. In protest of the conscription law, ultra orthodox demonstrator is blocked. One of these roles, key highways. If the government decides to change the decades loans status corps, the army could come for most of these men to the public even within the hair ready is divided. Assembled that they have a rabbi and he tells them what to do. They want us to study the tourist, so they dont go elsewhere. And if he says, go to the army they do. If he says, dont go, they dont mind the whoever sits and studies, let him do it. Whoever doesnt, should go to the army, especially in this time of war and whoever conduct should help the soldiers by either giving donations or studying the torah. The rabbi says that the torah protects the soldiers as a government decision that gives ultra, also to excuse the privilege known to bear with for the for the army is valid until the end of march this year. If new legislation is north advance taser, i will see a new generation health. The religious community applies to join the military. The outcome is hard to predict now, but the heated debates, this now unfolds and in his riley society, shows that whatever the result is, once that is fine, everyone wears the ocean all tea from been a brook in his room, the Ukrainian Security services a rated the house of an Orthodox Christian cleric off the he opened the code t as notorious as well for gate. Members, non sees authorities have accused metropolitan onto pres, bar is broad ski of spreading quite rushing propaganda. And the kremlin narrative, russia has a drawing attention to the case cooling at the latest in a string of crackdowns by t, as on the can only co Ukrainian Orthodox church. Dozens of priests have been arrested over the past 2 years, including the leader of kids, all the smallness story Ukrainian Parliament is now preparing a bill to bind the Traditional Church and replace it extensively with the politically based organization known as the Orthodox Church of ukraine. My colleague mike a quarter, i got reaction from a dublin based journalist and jason michael, who compelled keeps cracks down on the church to the actions of a notorious 20th century regime in the whole. What does this say about the state of the country itself . It says that its morally modems and very similar to the process that we saw happen. Ready in the some device in germany, in the 19 se, an effort to buy the state to suppress commandeer at court uncontrolled, the church has and, and as an independent voice of critique of the state. This we have seen happen