Thank you very much. Let s start with that concept of a multi front war. Israel is, of course, at war in gaza. It s at war in lebanon now, and it is in a de facto war with iran, which is unfolding day by day. In your view, are any of those fronts avoidable, or is all of this unavoidable? well, you can add the houthis in yemen, you can add some militias in iraq and in syria. So, it s actually. . . And we have some problems in the west bank as well. So, it s a really a big mess now. Yeah. But in your view, as a security veteran with long years of service in special forces, and then, of course, as director of the mossad intelligence agency, is netanyahu in a place where he inevitably had to be, or is some of this avoidable? well, you know, it s a bit hard to say. If we rememberjust a year ago when the hamas started their attack, their murderous attack, immediately hezbollah joined the party. As you remember, and a week later, the houthis started their block on the bab el mandeb strait, an
Of british Toddler Madeleine Mccann has been acquitted of unrelated Sexual Abuse charges by a court in the german city of brunswick. Christian brueckner has been formally identified as a suspect in the case of maddie mccann, who disappeared from her bedroom in 2007 during a Family Holiday in portugal. He denies any involvement. Lets speak to our correspondent Damien Mcguiness in berlin. What happened in court . Judges have announced what happened in court . Judges have announced they what happened in court . Judges have announced they have have announced they have acquitted Christian Brueckner of these current charges. He had been accused of five separate cases of Rape And Child abuse. Judges said this morning that there is not enough evidence to say he is guilty of these charges. A lot of the evidence that was presented in court was testimonies from people who have said they had heard things from Christian Brueckner And videos that witnesses said they had seen, but havent been present
What is her fate . Kim aris, welcome to hardtalk. Hi, allan, how do you do . Youve been silent all your life, And youre in your mid 40s now, And youve finally decided to seek the limelight And to speak out. Why did you stay quiet for so long . And why have you decided to seek a platform now . Well, ijust feel that the situation in burma is so desperate, And theres so little news coming out on whats going on over there, someone needs to be saying something. And again, my mothers been locked up for completely false charges in prison, And i cant imagine what the conditions are like for her. So, i need to do what i can to try And get her out of there. Unlike her, youre not used to the limelight. Do you find it daunting . It is a little, but you have to do what you can. Until you were ten, you had a pretty normal suburban upbringing. Your mother Was a kind of classic school gates, full time mum at home. And then, things changed dramatically. What are your memories of Family Life in oxford b
The younger of those sons who, after decades of silence, has finally decided to speak out. Leader is approaching 80 And in declining health. What is her fate . Kim aris, welcome to hardtalk. Hi, allan. How do you do . Youve been silent all your life, And youre in your mid 40s now, And youve finally decided to seek the limelight And to speak out. Why did you stay quiet for so long . And why have you decided to seek a platform now . Well, ijust feel that the situation in burma is so desperate, And theres so little news coming out on whats going on over there, someone needs to be saying something. And again, my mothers been locked up for completely false charges in prison, And i cant imagine what the conditions are like for her. So, i need to do what i can to try And get her out of there. Unlike her, youre not used to the limelight. Do you find it daunting . It is a little, but you have to do what you can. Until you were ten, you had a pretty normal suburban upbringing. Your mother Was a