Voters had voted out so the question then looms for likud as to whether it is going to stick behind netanyahu its representatives came in here saying that that the refusal of blue and white to sit down with Benjamin Netanyahu and try to work out some kind of power sharing deal some kind of National Unity government was that the major problem and that it could not be a Serious Party of government if it did not do that i asked the head of the blue and white delegation michel on the former army chief of israel do you definitively rule out ruling in or sitting in a government with Benjamin Netanyahu he did not answer that question. And that very closely i believe were also expecting a statement from the joint list today that is the palestinian israeli parties hey what is their priorities likely to be in this process. Well yes theyre due to be here in the next few minutes for their meeting is the 3rd Largest Party with president rivlin and weve just had a tweet in the last few minutes from one of the senior members of the joint honest assessment tb he says that history is done we will do what is necessary to bring down Benjamin Netanyahu so pretty clear indication that the vote that they were having has gone in favor of recommending a former israeli army chief Ben Benny Gantz to be the next Prime Minister of israel that doesnt mean theyre willing to sit in a Coalition Government with blue and white but it seems that they are willing to recommend him as Prime MinisterSomething Like that hasnt happened since 1992 so its a major step by them obviously and as was indicated by that tweet one of the key motivating factors is to get rid of netanyahu into and his administration his name is decade long rule in his 2nd period as Prime Minister but as much as that there is also a shift underway which is represented both in polls and by the kind of language thats been used by the joint this recently for more engagement in israeli politics this would obviously be a big step in that way im annoyed at the leader of the joint list even rose raised the prospects which was shot down by other parties jewish parties zionist parties of them potentially serving under certain conditions in the future in a Coalition Government that is not going to happen but it does seem that they are going to at least recommend benny gantz they want various things in in in return for that they want to see an end the the repeal of the of a bill which of a law which was passed recently which downgrades palestinian identity in their view as part of israel they also want various domestic policies instituted there are various social and economic concerns that they want to see addressed but a pretty major shift underway on that side of the political spectrum how a force that our correspondent ben rest or a sense hell be bringing you updates from those talks as they happen thanks gary. Well theres plenty more ahead for you on this news hour including thousands of tourists in danger of being stranded as the worlds oldest travel Company Struggles to avoid collapse. Fearing for their future stripped of their autonomy the People Get Ready to be ruled from indias capital. And sports man who is the man for england as they get their Rugby World Cup campaign underway. Now Hong Kong Police have fired tear gas to Disperse Protesters who trashed parts of a Shopping Mall and an adjacent metro station protesters also trampled on a chinese flag and that fire is as they targeted stores run by mainland operators sara clock reports from hong kong. They arrived in the hundreds taking over some of the citys largest Shopping Mall at the new term plans are in shot team they converged on every fool shops linked to the mindless and with the target this time some stopped on chinas National Flag before ripping up. The. 2 hours they cern and yelled abuse story writers suspected of being pro beijing pro Hong Kong Government eventually stores and restaurants were forced to close its. Outside the mall protesters used umbrellas to hide their faces before smashing security cameras and burning barricades. Specialist riot police then moved in issued a warning and fired several rounds of tear gas to disperse the crowd. The at another boiling cow looted around 200 protesters marched through the Shopping Center chanting slogans such as fight for freedom and revive hong kong the gatherings like this in Shopping Malls are a new tactic being used by protesters its a peaceful. Means of getting their message across at the same time the targeting chinese own companies. But the peace didnt last long police moved in after protesters vandalize stools and a metro station the crowd was chased out of the movie station post despite the chaos caused few demonstrators to how much compared to the previous 16 weeks of sunday protests. Chief executive carrie lamb is due to host the 1st in a series of Public Meetings which she hopes will end the crisis but protesters say why back down until the demands for greater freedom and lissa control from beijing on it. Sir aljazeera hong kong. Narendra modi is joining us president and then to celebrating their alliance and Indian Culture in texas tens of thousands of Indian Americans are expected to attend the rally in houston our White House Correspondent can the help that reports about losing his relationship with the white house bans 2 u. S. President s but indias Prime MinisterNarendra Bodie needs more than just official support he needs the Indian American community too with his economy struggling and tensions high with pakistan over disputed kashmir modi will be in the u. S. State of texas on sunday to rally supporters and while the largest and actor the most prominent is the Indian American community it is rich it is ready to do it is ready plug been its one of the main reasons u. S. President donald trump it in a usual move will join modi on stage in houston obviously bar drop shark all. The it is 2016 president ial Campaign Trump courted their vote. And even though most Indian Americans voted for his opponent trouble need all the help he can get for his reelection bid in 2020 hes also hoping to sign a trade agreement with modi to counter the ongoing tariff or with china which many analysts believe is hurting the u. S. Economy. Welcome to how it is now in houston from where she joins us live kimberly why is the indian Prime Minister rallying people in tewson despite the novel slogan that were hearing doesnt seem the most obvious of places. No its not and the reason that hes in the United States officially is for the United NationsGeneral Assembly which of course is imminent but he certainly held these rallies around the world before for his Indian Diaspora but why hes physically here in houston well this is a large part to do with a lot of the International Criticism about modis politics in particular nationalist brand of politics this is a bit of a p. R. Campaign if you will trying to gloss over some of the International Criticism concerns from human Rights Groups about not just stripping autonomy from kashmir the Communications Blackout that was launched by his government but also the surge of attacks oh on religious minorities that has really proliferate and well he has been in office so this is a chance to try and being across the world not just in india but the United States and an International Newspapers a chance for him to appear on stage with u. S. President donald trump trying to gloss over a lot of that International Criticism about modis ground of National Politics or russian rather nationalist politics and can be as you just said trump will be joining him today on stage at this how do you modi rally one kind of a statement is trying trying to make. Well already this has been a little bit tense and i forgot to mention one very important point about last ounce or here in terms of that criticism that modi has been facing there are in fact thousands of protesters here outside the stadium if you give you a sense of how tense it got one point if you tried to film those protesters are photographers had his Media Credentials yanked his camera with they tried to pull the camera away this is something that organizers of this event really dont want to have sort of broadcast around the world any sort of International Criticism what they want 7 is the appearance of donald trump on stage alongside motive they want to sort of diplomatic win if you will so the reason donald trump is here is well we know hes no stranger to mega rallies either the 2 of them have a very similar brand of politics theyre going to be on stage side by side not only for the the diplomatic and p. R. Aspect but also for economics theyre trying to score a trade deal in advance of the u. N. General assembly one that donald trump needs because he needs a win because of this prong trade with china modi needs it because of his sluggish economy but i can tell you thats not what people are focusing on at the moment right here in houston what theyre focusing on is the clashes really between the 2 sides those that are concerned about not just donald trump but also not render modi in terms of his politics White House Correspondent kimberly how can there for us in houston thank you kimberly. Well speaking of tensions in kashmir and a remote part of indian administered kashmir is due to be ruled separately after new delhi revoked its autonomy last month that doc is divided almost equally between but ists and shia muslims and many in the region are welcoming the separation from kashmir but others are worried that their way of life is threatened up to reports. That duck a cold himalayan desert in northern india. Here put this monasteries in the district a flurry happen standing tall for centuries. Winters are harsh for 6 months a year this remote region is mostly cutoff people who live depend mostly on tourism local petition say the Regional Government of Jammu And Kashmir has long neglected them we are under presented in the Indian Parliament when the state assembly and it was completely really centric. Administration. In place in the state secretary in srinagar and. Theres hardly any of. The people of lee have long demanded a Union Territory full of. The decision to put their region under the direct rule of new delhi has had a mixed response from the communities determined to preserve the unique ethnic and religious identity as well as the land in august Prime Minister nuri through modi said he wants to open the region to investments and development. Nearly all the people of laid off from tribal communities and many are concerned about the changes outside investment might bring to the local economy and culture reason. To islam is our backbone 2nd is agriculture we will not say no to outside investments but we have so many travel agents of own in many hotels are running. And so when our own people are suffering how will outsiders benefit. More than 200 kilometers away many muslims in Cargo District are also anxious be include farmers like mohammad the boss. We are scared because genuine kashmir was earlier under protection and now that protection is gone youre scared that outsiders can come and buy our land outsiders who have a lot of money. Most of the People Living in cargill are shia muslims the opposed splitting of indian administered kashmir and see they want see if gods will lets talk becomes a Union Territory or u. T. I tell my question today were in a no mans land we didnt demand a u. T. Status no one asked as it was imposed on us earlier we had Land Protection job security and we could make our own laws. The government is also working on several investment and Infrastructure Projects in the region how all these changes will affect peoples lives here we can only wait and find out. The aljazeera. Place in pakistan suspect brake failure as the cause of a bus crash which killed at least 26. 00 passengers children and soldiers are among the dead in the Northwestern District of chess the bus was on a winding mountain when it collapsed and into an embankment 20 others on board were engines. Well still ahead on out of there and the w. H. O. Calls for a major cash injection essential health care wild wind plus. I think what we really wanted to do with ken i have to have of idea that there is as many ways of being now from my family from people we need to poets hoping to change assumptions about muslim americans. And in support of peace i will explain why as the smile is finally back on the face of my own ears aka. Al or us the weather changes the season changes in europe so these throw off is an active weather as a culture comes for the science that generates big showers but to me in georgia reflects that 120 millimeters i mean thats flash flood territory and that frontal system as it goes eastwards could generate a bit more right but i suspect not very much but enough of a bit maybe news becky but look at the picture it is a fairly dry one for monday in the wind isnt that strong are the no longer got northerly so temps actually could create a bit as they forecast to do in terre baghdad and kuwait for 47. 00 yesterday just offshore. But more typically were near the 30 mach in beirut for example and the skies are open and sunny and thats true all of the to the rest of the middle east for the Arabian Peninsula to get down to coast we still got the influence of the south westerly monsoon still cloudy and several but no longer particularly downpour drizzly humidities to resurvey high around bahrain qatar and the u. A. E. Because theres no breeze to bring the dry weather now we are seeing a changing season so although its been active for a few weeks this frontal system is no different we havent seen a huge rise in temperature just yet. We will maintain finest fighting force liberals are not United States army the sober line is one of the proud son for the colored dependency we have in this market. And the reality of the 21st century you know to be the. Nominee of the person to do something no child should not write. Its reload on aljazeera also one of our biggest strengths is that we talked with normal everyday people we get them to tell was stories and doing that really reveals the truth people are still gathered outside these gates waiting for any information most of them dont know whether their loved ones are alive or dead or miami really is a place were 2 worlds meet we can get to washington d. C. 2 hours we can get so on jurists in the rest of central both about the same time but more importantly is where those 2 cultures north and south america beat us to teach you to very important place for all to do its a big. Hello again im mr. Mind of our top stories this hour u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o says americas policy on iran is to avoid war and that u. S. Forces are in the region for the defense meanwhile the iranian president Hassan Rouhani says hell present a plan to the United Nations designed to secure the gulf without the need for foreign intervention. Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi is joining us President Donald Trump as an event celebrating their alliance in texas tens of thousands of Indian Americans are expected to attend that rally in houston. And israels president has. Started talks with rival political leaders aimed at easing the countrys next Prime Minister neither Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu nor his main rival benny gantz could muster enough votes from majority government of more on the story lets speak to get ian levy who is a columnist at the haaretz newspaper he joins us live now from tel aviv mr levy president reagan has made it very clear that he wants a unity government what are the chances of that actually happening. Right now we are stuck in a de