00:00 Greetings one and all William Theo here homegrown and happy to bring you the latest major events here at home and
00:06 Across the planet in the last 24-hour news cycle and tops in tonight's stories
00:12 Civil Service Commission head honcho Carlo Nogales vows to help qualified or deserving temps contractuals casuals or
00:20 coterminous employees attain eligibility for full-time positions in government by way of granting them the
00:27 alternative of a career service eligibility
00:30 preference rating CSE PR
00:32 This declaration by the civil service commish is his agency's commitment and full support for the president's wish
00:40 to fully and permanently integrate government workers who have been working under
00:45 Contractive service or job order status for the last 10 years or more
00:50 Earlier in the week the president on the eye of the commemoration of Labor Day yesterday
00:55 Ordered the extension of the working contracts of temps casuals contractuals, etc
01:01 And all till next year qualified applicants to to satisfy these conditions at least 10 years of employment
01:08 in a job order contract of service or
01:11 status and a work evaluation rating of at least a very
01:15 satisfactory in the last two ratings prior to the application for eligibility the application for the grant of CSE PR
01:24 Must be filed within six months from the date of release of the results of the career service exams taken
01:30 Nogales earlier said the granting of the preference rating is an exceptional privilege
01:35 Extended only to those who have shown their ability to get the job done sans the coveted civil service eligibility
01:42 Meanwhile Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not give in to US President Joe Biden's
01:50 Entreaty to strike a deal with Hamas for a truce leaning heavily on the release of Israeli hostages still in Hamas's
01:58 captivity still Anthony Blinken managed to have
02:02 Errors border open grudgingly by Netanyahu's government for relief and delivery into Gaza
02:08 The OA senior diplomatic correspondent Cindy Singh has more
02:17 Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Wednesday in Tel Aviv with relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages
02:24 Still held by the militant group Hamas a US designated terrorist group
02:30 Blinken is on his seventh trip to the region since the Israel Hamas war was triggered by a Hamas attack on
02:38 October 7th
02:40 He is in pursuit of a ceasefire deal that would free the hostages and bring about a pause in the war that has left
02:48 nearly
02:49 35,000 Palestinians dead
02:51 according to the Gaza Health Ministry
02:54 Blinken and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant visited the Karim Shalom crossing into Gaza on Wednesday
03:03 Blinken said Israel had made important concessions to allow more aid to reach
03:10 Palestinians and to reach a ceasefire deal
03:12 He said the world is waiting for Hamas to take the deal that is on the table
03:18 Hamas has to decide
03:20 whether it will take this deal
03:22 and actually
03:25 advance the
03:27 Situation for the people that it purports to care about in Gaza
03:31 There is no time for delay
03:35 But after a packed trip to Israel Jordan and Saudi Arabia
03:40 Blinken left for home without any news of a ceasefire agreement
03:44 Observers had also been watching for a broader deal that would have involved normalizing ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia
03:53 Possibly in exchange for a deal that would have ended the war in Gaza
04:00 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is not willing to end the war to get a hostage deal and
04:07 He said a planned military offensive into the Gaza City of Rafah where at least 1 million
04:15 Palestinians have fled would happen whether there is a ceasefire or not
04:20 One analyst told VOA Blinken has not been able to achieve a breakthrough
04:26 But I think the real hold up here is the fact that you've got an Israeli government led by Prime Minister Netanyahu
04:32 That includes voices that strongly oppose
04:35 Palestinian state and the Saudis have made very clear that
04:40 They want to see a ceasefire in this war in Gaza as soon as possible. And they also want to see a
04:46 commitment towards building a state of Palestine
04:49 Katula said he was in Saudi Arabia last week and that there has been a lot of progress on a defense pact or other
04:57 bilateral agreements between Washington and Riyadh
05:01 But not on a broader agreement with Israel
05:04 Cindy Sane
05:06 VOA news
05:08 Despite last night's recapture of Hamilton Hall and clearing out of encamped
05:15 protesters on campus school officials have swayed cops to maintain a visible presence on campus till May 17 or
05:22 two days after commencement
05:24 exercises with last night's successful police operations
05:28 Does it signify the end of mass student resistance in the epicenter of school protests in America?
05:34 VOA's Tina Trinh provides some answers in this report
05:38 The scene is startling at Columbia University a
05:43 Completely empty lawn with no signs of students or their pro-palestinian encampment a space where dozens of tents recently stood
05:51 entirely cleared out
05:54 Overnight Wednesday hundreds of New York City police officers moved in at the request of University President Manoush Shafiq
06:01 To remove and arrest protesters after a group took over an occupied Hamilton Hall an academic building on campus
06:08 In a statement Shafiq said this turn of events has filled me with deep sadness. I'm sorry
06:14 We reached this point in total 109 protesters were arrested and faced charges including trespassing
06:21 criminal mischief and burglary an additional 173 student protesters were arrested the same night at nearby City College
06:30 At Columbia student reactions are mixed
06:34 It disappoints me to see like the police like arresting my fellow students. Yes, they're just protesting
06:40 They're just like speaking for what they believe in
06:42 In a press briefing New York City Mayor Eric Adams said events had progressed beyond peaceful protest
06:48 There's nothing peaceful about barricading building destroying property or dismantling security cameras
06:55 We cannot allow what should be a lawful
06:59 Protest to turn into a violent spectacle that saves and serves no purpose
07:04 But witnesses say the police response was disproportionate to the offense and just as violent with at least one student seen lying
07:11 unconscious on the ground during the police raid
07:13 I'm ashamed and horrified at what the university has chosen to do to its students and the actions that it has taken its
07:21 traumatizing for the entire campus
07:23 Others support the decision to bring in police and wonder whether more could have been done after initial student arrests were made at the encampment
07:30 last week
07:32 Like absolutely seems to be like zero effort to stop another encampment from being erected
07:45 You know
07:46 Maybe if they had if they had used adequate police force to stop a second encampment from being built then we wouldn't even be here
07:52 Today Jewish students like Ben Solomon say recent events are distressing
07:57 It's a very hostile environment for all Jewish students. I haven't
08:01 Personally been physically harassed, but I've spoken with Jewish friends of mine who have been spat on who have been
08:08 physically forced to flee
08:11 Students who are considering transferring out
08:13 Shafiq has asked police to remain on campus until May 17th two days after commencement ceremonies are scheduled to take place
08:22 Whether that move will restore calm or spark more unrest remains to be seen
08:26 Tina Trinh VOA News, New York
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11:22 Thank You Allah and we have come to the end of tonight's show
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11:39 William Theo wishing you all a restful night ahead
