How safe is americas critical infrastructure . The worlds largest Meat Processing Company was forced to shut down operations due to a cyber attack. And americas last great wilderness. President biden blocks drilling for Oil And Gas in a Wildlife Refuge, in alaska. This administration still has a lot to do. This administration still has a lot to do. But this administration still has a lot to do, but this is a good first many Step In to do, but this is a good first many Step In that to do, but this is a good first many Step In that direction. Hello, wherever you are in the world, thank you forjoining us on Bbc News. Today we begin in israel. Opposition parties have reached an agreement to form a new government that would end Benjamin Netanyahus 12 Year Tenure as Prime Minister. Just before a midnight deadline, yair lapid, leader of the centrist yesh atid party, has told the new israeli president an eight Party Coalition had been formed. Under a rotation arrangement, the head of the right
Instead of cheering. Is this what the olympics will look like when they open in just 50 days time . Hello, welcome to Bbc News if You Havejustjoined us. We begin in israel. Late wednesday, Oppostiions Havejoined Forces and agreed to form a new Coalition Government a move that looks likely to end the 12 Year Reign as Prime Minister of benjamin netanhayu. His time in Office Os the longest in Israels History and is still subject to a vote of confidence in parliament probably next week. If that fails, then there s a risk the country would have to hold another election, the fifth, in two and a half years. Our Middle East correspondent, Tom Bateman has the latest from jerusalem. The letter has gone in from the leader of Israels Opposition to the israeli president saying that they are ready to form a new government without benjamin netanyahu. And he says in that letter that they will unite all parts of Israeli Society. Now, this is unprecedented, not just because of the fact that right wing p
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The cycle of violence continues Israel Bombards gaza, hamas fires rockets into israel. We know there will eventually be a ceasefire, but then what . What, if anything, will have changed in this seemingly endless conflict . If the main protagonists are israels prime Minister Netanyahu and the leaders of hamas, where does that leave the Palestinian Authority, led by Mahmoud Abbas . My guest is the palestinian representative in london, husam zomlot. Is the pa sliding into political irrelevance . Husam zomlot, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. As ijust said, the key protagonists in this conflict, which continues in gaza and in israel, the protagonists are prime Minister Netanyahu and his government and his army and hamas. For you and lets face it, you really speak for the Palestinian Authority, youre appointed by Mahmoud Abbas for you, is there an overwhelming sense of powerlessness . No, i dont speak on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, i
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