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One person was killed in protests in the West Bank on Wednesday as Palestinian demonstrators commemorated the flight and expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians during the first Middle East war in 1948. The Palestinians celebrate the so-called Nakba Day (Day of Catastrophe) every year on May 15, one day after the anniversary of the founding of the Israeli state on May 14, 1948. In the West Bank, the central event took place in Ramallah. Sirens sounded there for 76 seconds at midday - one second for every year since the Nakba. North of Ramallah, there were clashes between demonstrating yout...
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Palestinians are set to commemorate the loss of their homeland on Wednesday by observing Nakba Day (Catastrophe Day) which marks the flight of more than 700,000 Palestinians during the 1948 war that led to the establishment of the state of Israel. The Nakba memorial day is held on May 15 every year. The state of Israel was declared on May 14, 1948. The day is marked with marches and demonstrations. This year, the central event is planned in Ramallah in the West Bank, where sirens are expected to sound for 76 seconds to mark the 76 years since the Nakba. Given the situation in the Gaza Strip, o...
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The US electric car manufacturer Tesla has criticized the protests by environmental activists in Germany and accused them of misinformation. From Wednesday to Sunday, hundreds of activists protested in front of Tesla's factory near Berlin against the company's planned expansion. They warned of environmental hazards and criticized water consumption. "From our point of view, it is regrettable that the situation on site has been dominated over the last few days by activists, some of whom are prepared to use violence," Tesla announced on Monday. According to the company, an objective, fact-based d...
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Expansion of Tesla's large electric car plant to the south-east of Berlin is to come up for decision by the relevant local authority on Thursday. "There will be a final discussion and a resolution," Pamela Eichmann, the head of the Grünheide municipality in the state of Brandenburg, told dpa on Monday. Eichmann declined to predict the outcome. The US automaker plans to expand the site to construct a freight rail siding and storage space, but the plans have run into strong opposition from environmental activists in particular. According to the original plans, more than 100 hectares of woodland ...
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Four police officers were injured during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin at the weekend, a police spokeswoman said on Sunday. A total of 49 police officers were also deprived of their liberty during the demonstration on Saturday, she added, noting that 39 criminal proceedings against demonstrators were initiated. At the rally in the districts of Neukölln and Kreuzberg, which was attended by around 1,500 people at its peak, participants repeatedly chanted pro-Palestinian slogans. Police said what they described as an anti-Semitic statement was also shouted loudly over a loudspeaker va...
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Hours before the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, pro-Palestinian demonstrators have demanded Finnish broadcaster Yle boycott the show on Saturday. Some 40 people gathered in the broadcaster's lobby, holding up protest posters and Palestinian flags, Yle reported. An Israeli contestant, Eden Golan, has reached the semifinals but there has been increasing controversy about the inclusion of Israel in the contest as the humanitarian situation in Gaza worsens. Demonstrator Wilhelm Blomberg told Hufvudstadsbladet newspaper that they would not prevent Yle's employees from doing their work, but w...
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Staff at VRT, the main public service broadcaster for Belgium's Flemish community, interrupted footage of the Eurovision Song Contest semi-final on Thursday to display a message protesting Israel's military action in the Gaza strip. "This is a union action. We condemn human rights violations by the state of Israel," the message at the beginning and end of the broadcast read. "Furthermore, the state of Israel is destroying freedom of the press. That's why we're now briefly interrupting the image." The message concluded with the social media hashtags "#CeasfireNow" and "#StopGenocide." Israel la...
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Staff at VRT, the main public service broadcaster for Belgium's Flemish community, interrupted footage of the Eurovision Song Contest semi-final on Thursday to display a message protesting Israel's military action in the Gaza strip. "This is a union action. We condemn human rights violations by the state of Israel," the message at the beginning and end of the broadcast read. "Furthermore, the state of Israel is destroying freedom of the press. That's why we're now briefly interrupting the image." The message concluded with the social media hashtags "#CeasfireNow" and "#StopGenocide." Israel la...
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Argentinian trade union federation CGT brought public transport and air traffic to a standstill on Thursday in a nationwide general strike protesting against the austerity policies of libertarian President Javier Milei. With employees unable to reach their workplaces, many shops remained closed. The strike affected banks, supermarkets, schools, universities, transport, waste collection and the postal services. The government criticized the second general strike in five months. "They should stop being annoying and start working," said Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, calling the industrial ...
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The major trade unions in Argentina have called for a general strike on Thursday, for the second time in just five months. With the strike they want to protest against the harsh austerity policy of the ultra-liberal President Javier Milei. Trains, buses, underground trains and planes are expected to be at a standstill for 24 hours. Argentina is in the midst of a severe economic crisis. The inflation rate is over 280% and the country is heading for recession. South America's second-largest economy is suffering from a bloated state apparatus, low industrial productivity and a large shadow econom...
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