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*Journalists and activists gathered Friday in the Israeli city of Nazareth to protest against the indiscriminate killing of media professionals in the Gaza Strip.
*U.S. to deny visas to Palestinian officials ahead of UN general assembly in September. teleSUR
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00:00Journalists and activists gathered Friday in the Israeli city of Nazareth to protest
00:05against the indiscriminate killing of media professionals in the Gaza Strip.
00:09Dozens of protesters marched through the streets of the city carrying placards with slogans
00:15such as Don't Kill the Truth and demanding the immediate ceasefire and respect for freedom
00:20of the press in the Palestinian enclave by the Zionist army.
00:23The demonstrators also carried black flags and bunched empty pots to symbolize the widespread
00:29hunger in the Gaza Strip amid the Israeli regime's blockade.
00:33According to New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, Israel has killed more than 180
00:38Palestinian journalists during its ethnic cleansing campaign in the Gaza Strip.
00:47In other news, the United States government announced Friday not to grant visas to officials
00:51and members of the Palestinian Liberation Movement, including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
00:57The announcement was made by the State Department ahead of the upcoming annual session of the
01:02United Nations General Assembly in September.
01:05The decision is part of a series of U.S. sanctions against the West Asia nations and its officials
01:11in order not to recognize Palestine as an independent and sovereign state.
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