You can ask us anything, however outrageous. Please do get in outrageous. Please do get in touch by emailing gbviews gbnews. Com. We want your questions, but before we start tearing each other apart this evening, it is time for your saturday with. Aaron saturday night news with. Aaron very good evening to you. Im Aaron Armstrong in the gb newsroom. Israels military says its preparing to attack hamas by land , sea and air in what by land, sea and air in what they say will be a comprehensive, coordinated offensive. Earlier the Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, told troops stationed near the gaza strip the next stage of their assault is coming. Hundreds of thousands of reservists have been mobilised. Reservists have been mobilised. The Israel Defence force says its troops have been deployed throughout the country as it prepares for significant ground operations. No timings have been given, but more than a million residents in northern gaza have been told to evacuate. Mr been told to evacuate. Mr netanyahu has previously pledged to wipe hamas from the face of the earth. Well, the window for the earth. Well, the window for the earth. Well, the window for the evacuation of palestinians from northern gaza has now closed. Thousands of people have been fleeing south towards the rafah Border Crossing with egypt , the only route out of gaza, not under israeli control has been closed because of airstrikes , although the united airstrikes, although the United States says its trying to negotiate a five hour opening to allow civilians out of the blocked enclave and to allow humanitarian aid in. A young british girl whos trapped in gaza says she fears for her life. Im like really in fear. Life. Im like really in fear. And im like really in fear. And like every every time , i just like every every time, i just have to have the thought of me dying in a bomb in gaza like its not a good thing. Like its not a good thing. Like every place i go, i go run away and i just find bombs and i find dead people and, like, maybe one day ill end up like them. But its a really scary thing for me i well, those who havent been able to leave gaza are squeezing into un schools, hospitals and makeshift shelters as the israeli airstrikes continue. The Palestinian HealthMinistry Says dozens of people were killed on a road when a conflict of a convoy of vehicles heading south on a safe route was targeted yesterday in israel says hamas is preventing people from leaving to use them as human shields , which the terror group shields, which the terror group denies. Authorities in gaza say more than 2200 people have been killed by airstrikes, including 724 children and 458 women. Suppues 724 children and 458 women. Supplies of electricity, food and water have been cut off. Hamas has understood to hold at least 120 hostages. Meanwhile, two charter flights have left israel , all as two charter flights have left israel, all as part of a uk government effort to get british nationals out of the country. The Foreign Office say more repatriation flights are expected to run in the coming days. France has deploying 7000 soldiers to increase security after a School Teacher was killed and three other people were injured. The attack has been linked to the ongoing ing conflict between israel and hamas. France has raised its security alert to the highest level. A suspect has been level. A suspect has been arrested. Police say he is a russian born chechen man and a former student of the high school. This is gb news. Were school. This is gb news. Were live across the uk on tv, on Digital Radio and on your smart speaken Digital Radio and on your smart speaker, too. Thats it for me. Now back to the. Saturday five. Now back to the. Saturday five. Thanks, aaron. Its saturday night. Youre with the saturday five. Im emily carver. So night. Youre with the saturday five. Im emily carver. So lets five. Im emily carver. So lets crack on with tonights first debate. Indeed. Up next, its emily. Indeed. Up next, its emily. Oh, its me. It is. And emilys going to tell us her views on jewish schools and synagogues needing more security in the uk due to the threat of anti semitic attacks. Its time for the carver palava. Yes. Now i remember when my parents used to take me to school and wed pass a jewish school. The school was surrounded by high brick walls, fences and security guards were standing at the front gates. I remember asking why that was. We didnt have that in my school. Now that was about 15, 20 years ago. Fast fonnard to now 2023. And this week weve all been reminded why jewish schools and places of worship feel they need this level of security. See, this level of security. See, since israel suffered its worst terrorist attack in decades , terrorist attack in decades, thousands of jewish children across the uk , europe, the us, across the uk, europe, the us, canada have been forced to stay home from school due to cause for a global pogrom. Other for a global pogrom. Other pupils were told to disguise their uniforms. Students on University Campuses have felt under attack. They felt unsafe only 80 years on from the holocaust. Jewish shops have been vandalised and in the uk alone there has been a 400 increase in anti semitic incidences. We should all feel devastated by the fact that jewish people in this country and across the west dont feel safe to show their religious identity on our streets. As the identity on our streets. As the likes of sadiq khan, say, diversity is our greatest strength. But isnt what were strength. But isnt what were seeing evidence clear as day that multiculturalism is unfortunately failing among some communities . Watching the pro palestine rallies today, its not difficult to see why jews feel fearful amongst the crowds spotted were men calling for the armies of mohammed to attack jews are popping up around yahya mohammed. Around yahya mohammed. To show your. To show your. To show your. Jeremy corbyn was found apparently mourning the loss of innocent lives. Israeli and palestinian. But can you spot an palestinian. But can you spot an israeli flag in the crowds. Israeli flag in the crowds. I cant. There were those joining the protests today who had pictures of paragliders on their backs. Could these be the paragliders that hamas sent terrorists in on to massacre civilians at a peaceful rave in israel . There we go. Two women there with paragliders on their backs. The chant from the river to the sea could also be heard on Regent Street in london. A chant widely understood to be calling for the destruction of israel and the jewish people. We israel and the jewish people. We should not accept this. This is not the britain i love or want to live in. I implore all good people of this great country to stand firmly against this and support jewish peoples right to feel safe in this country and across the world. Right well, a bit emotional there , because i bit emotional there, because i think this whole week a lot of us have been feeling, well, quite emotional because weve heard testimony from jewish people , from jewish children, people, from jewish children, from jewish students who genuinely feel unsafe. Darren. Darren. Absolutely. And look, emily, absolutely. And look, emily, im just going to say it. I think actually if you are someone who is glorifying the actions of terrorists, if you are saying that actually its a laudable thing from the river to the sea, that is calling for the eradication of jewish people , an eradication of jewish people, an extermination, even from the entire place that is called israel. And has been for 75 years. That to me is incitement. Its to actually glorify hamas , its to actually glorify hamas, which is a proscribed terrorist organisation in britain. Lets not forget , the bbc might want not forget, the bbc might want to forget that, but i certainly dont. And i actually do worry that we have allowed a load of people into this country who do not share our views and our values, and that breaks my heart to see, to see thousands of people line up today in london to actually glorify these actions as i think is wrong, dangerous and disgusting, frankly. And there shouldnt be here if they want to do that sort of thing, go elsewhere, get to gaza. Ill help you. Ill chip in because ill tell you what, it wont be anything quite as relaxed and laid back as we are here. Unfortunately in britain. Yeah. And i know from speaking to jewish friends, benjamin, that there is a fear of wearing, well symbols of their faith in some areas of london. How can that be . And in other cities, im sure. Other cities, im sure. I mean, i spent monday and tuesday talking to jewish people in north for london the newspaper i write for and it was really, really upsetting. You really, really upsetting. You know, i spoke to josh howie , who know, i spoke to josh howie, who is presenter on headliners is a presenter on headliners here, and he has five kids there, a jewish family, and he said that he told his kids not to wear their School Uniform on the bus because it has hebrew writing on it. And said, how writing on it. And i said, how do explain to primary do you explain to Primary School aged cant show aged kids that they cant show their identity . And he said, i had to tell my little kids that people hate them just because of who are. And mean, that who they are. And i mean, that is a real reflection of the situation. Golders situation. I was in Golders Green and i rang up and said, would it be possible to speak to the rabbi . And said, you the rabbi . And they said, you have through security have to go through security checks you can him. Checks before you can meet him. Now, youve never that with now, youve never had that with a example. You could a vicar, for example. You could just church. But just walk into a church. But thats seriously they have thats how seriously they have to take their security. And i think that one thing thats think that if one thing thats been highlighted week, been highlighted in this week, its obviously got significantly worse. A lot of worse. But i think a lot of people didnt understand worse. But i think a lot of perespect didnt understand worse. But i think a lot of pe respect thedidnt understand worse. But i think a lot of pe respect the realityinderstand worse. But i think a lot of pe respect the reality that stand worse. But i think a lot of pe respect the reality that aand or respect the reality that a lot of jewish people and lot of jewish people feel and have generations. Have felt for generations. Theres woman called lily theres a woman called lily abbott a holocaust abbott whos a holocaust survivor a best survivor who wrote a best selling great selling book with her great grandson, dov forman. And i grandson, dov forman. And i spoke dov and he said that spoke to dov and he said that theyve had to increase the security fee the holocaust. Security fee at the holocaust. Survivor great grandmothers home theyre so worried home because theyre so worried about the Death Threats theyve had in the thousands of abusive messages internet. Messages on the internet. Now, alex, sometimes we see this almost dis dismissed. You this almost dis dismissed. You know, when jewish people are saying that these kind of attacks or incidents are on the rise and they feel fearful , rise and they feel fearful, people say, oh, well, other communities feel fearful, too. I tweeted in support of, well , tweeted in support of, well, essentially jewish people feeling safe in this country and worrying, worrying about anti semitic attacks. And i get what about palestinian lives . I wasnt commenting on the conflict. I wasnt making any political point besides the fact that i worry for jewish people in this country. And i want them to feel safe here. Why does everything have to be, you know, made into Something Else . Yeah, i mean, its a shocking state of affairs in this country at the moment, isnt it . That that that anyone of any community feel safe with. Community cant feel safe with. And often the communities and its often the communities that are most persecuted and overin that are most persecuted and over in history, such as the jewish ones that have that vitriol aimed at them and what really disgusts me is , is the really disgusts me is, is the targeting of children in school girls and religious and buildings of religious faith. You know, thats not the values of this country. We are tolerant people and we have welcomed people and we have welcomed people from all places, from across the world or religions or beliefs or races. And this beliefs or races. And this experiment of multiculturalism seems to be getting to a peak where there is more violence and more hatred towards each other than there ever has been before. Than there ever has been before. I dont i dont i dont remember this being like this when i was growing up in the 2000 and the 90s. Might have something to say. Let just let me just let let me just let me just let me just bring. Ill be ill be in on this point because. Yes people have said is an example, said that this is an example, seeing these pro palestinian rallies you rallies that have, you know, involved anti semitic chanting. Unfortunately is a sign that multiculturalism actually is failing in a way. I dont accept that at all. Actually look, we live in a Multicultural Society in this country. Some communities have done better at integrating than other communities. If we look at other communities. If we look at the jewish community, that is a different culture to the christian community. Would different culture to the christithatommunity. Would different culture to the christithatisimunity. Would different culture to the christithat is a unity. Would different culture to the christithat is a thatv. Would different culture to the christithat is a that is would different culture to the christithat is a that is annuld argue that is a that is an example of where multiculturalism has succeeded. So people say so i disagree when people say succeeding strongest succeeding in the strongest possible. Well, because possible. Well, no, because except British Values and norms on the on the whole , the vast on the on the whole, the vast that will be british muslims who will accept British Values. And i know many of them. So i think the idea to say that multiculturalism failed in multiculturalism has failed in absolute terms is something i disagree the strongest disagree with on the strongest possible terms. Now, the possible terms. Now, on the issue which we are talking about, is how jewish about, which is how jewish people britain people are feeling in britain today, concerned about today, im very concerned about how feeling in britain how theyre feeling in britain today. Its terrible all today. I think its terrible all that actions which happening that actions which are happening hundreds thousands of hundreds if not thousands of miles in the middle east, miles away in the middle east, are having an impact on how british are living their british people are living their lives. You spoke about lives. Alex, you spoke about tolerance value. Tolerance being a british value. We have to be tolerant then we also have to be tolerant then of people who want to talk about the plight of gaza that might be an unpopular point of view , but an unpopular point of view, but that a point of view that that is a point of view that people have. That is a point of view that peo but have. That is a point of view that peo but bute. That is a point of view that peo but but the plight of but but the plight of reasonable hamas is not quite palestine, palestine, not hamas. Perfectly reasonable its perfectly reasonable for people to peacefully protest in favour of the palestinians plight. Well, hang on. Yes i totally accept that. But but lets cast our mind back before israel had even spoken of any sort of retaliation, there were people out on the streets celebrating. Unfortunately, in this country. And i think that is a sign that some communities are not integrating what we do about that a massive that that is a massive question that we wont solve now. But darren that is a massive question that we vis1t solve now. But darren that is a massive question that we vis goingie now. But darren that is a massive question that we vis going to 1ow. But darren that is a massive question that we vis going to tell but darren that is a massive question that we vis going to tell ust darren that is a massive question that we vis going to tell us whaten that is a massive question that we vis going to tell us what he now is going to tell us what he thinks politics down under thinks about politics down under with cousins. Its time with our kiwi cousins. Its time for prime time. With our kiwi cousins. Its time for ah,1e time. With our kiwi cousins. Its time for ah, yes me. With our kiwi cousins. Its time for ah, yes. 1e. Ah, yes. Ah, yes. You remember Dame Jacinda Ardern . She was given a damehood for a stint as the globes headmistress of covid tyranny. Her zealous zero covid scheme kept new zealand shackled in a merciless lockdown for over two long years with the jab practically hammered into the veins of teachers, police and health care warriors. Her autocratic whims included slam ing the door on overseas kiwis yearning to get back home and enforcing some of the strictest lockdowns the world knew her resignation came with a tired sigh of being burnt out, burnt out . Well, it sounds more like a timely exit before an inevitable booting out sweet Jacinda Ardern serenaded china. She was jeopardising the vital five eyes intelligence alliance, and meanwhile she misplaced her vocal chords when it came to uyghurs languishing in chinese concentration camps , perhaps too concentration camps, perhaps too busy buffing a halo to concern herself with minor issues like alleged genocide of muslims. As alleged genocide of muslims. As now, the circus didnt end with Jacinda Arderns departure once her jester like grin left the stage , her comrades mooted the stage, her comrades mooted the worlds first tax on the burps and toots of livestock. That was set for 2026. Now, of course , set for 2026. Now, of course, thats a tough nugget for new zealand farmers, much like the dutch farmers that weve seen in an act of open rebellion, given their stellar Greenhouse Gas emission efficiency. Though she soared with a landslide in 2023, the winds changed as kiwis grew weary of the hot air from labour politicos. Theyve now warmly welcomed a new conse