Israeli government appears to be doing little to calm tensions simmering over in its troubled neighbourhood. Ministers have approved a bill declaring the country a nation-state of the Jewish people. RT's Paula Slier reports.br br RT LIVE br Subscribe to RT! br Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Google+ Listen to us on Soundcloud: br RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.