north of gaza the city of ashkelon has been hit repeatedly by hamas rockets. it has been very stressful but we are following the government's instructions we have faith in the army and our creator with. gaza is not israel's only front in an intensifying conflict in the west bank tensions new highs as palestinians exchanged rocks and gunfire with israeli soldiers for the 1st time this week palestinians died in numbers on the streets of the territory. the united states has sent a diplomat to try and broker a cease fire between israel and hamas but as flames and fighting spread across the holy land peace seems like a distant prospect. i'm joined now by journalist husband pollution in gaza city has and thanks for joining us i understand you didn't get much sleep last

night because of those bombardments what's the situation like there in gaza this morning. the 6th day of the confrontation and if you want to call it a war the on going off. over night in the morning. people left their house on the border areas in the north and east and went to the schools where the shelter. the opened some of the schools to people to stay in. a house overnight in the shah to fiji can boast of the city where at least 10 people were killed most of them were care where we're where kids and still you know like their anger among the palestinians and some rockets are launched from gaza toward the cities. when you talk to people on the ground there do you get the sense

that there is continued support for hamas in the face of the heavy civilian price. well. as the ongoing israeli strikes and more more victims on the ground there is a huge anger among palestinians and the ask for revenge but still in the same time people are seeking to and asking and wondering about. the ceasefire ordered and. to the regular time how we are talking about lake dividing we are talking about the divide of. some some are asking for the continuance of this. confrontation and some are asking for you know like for ceasefire and getting call and how are people coping with the bombardments that must be terrifying are yeah i mean is there a huge amount of fear in a city. definitely it's terrifying it's the least war

that could be said if you if you take to the people in the ground if you watch the social media platforms always talking about the fear especially among kids and women and even men men are talking about the they fear the strikes and they're trying to calm down their their kids and their children it's not easy time war is like it's horrible everywhere in gaza experience many confrontations and many wars before within the 10 years we're talking about 4 wars it's not easy to to cope with definitely kids are traumatized after wards when this all of this over many many of forts and many many many issues will be raised. you know about the trauma and effect of this. you know strikes and ongoing consultations and you speak about they they are exactly that the ongoing conflict in this region and how does this

conflict that's flared up this time compared with more other racing conflicts in the in the area. well if we compare it with 2014 war i mean still we are in the 6th day. you know 2014 lost it for 50 day at least. this time is very intense we are talking about lake intense bombardment and it's the same way of how israeli army targeted. targets in across the gaza strip. i cannot compare with if we talk about the numbers still we are less than the previous war but 'd it is if we continue does that it's i think the number would be and more than the previous times ryan journalist has a militia speaking to us from gaza city many thanks for the analysis. welcome.

several 1000 people in the assyrian city of city have marks the palestinian national day with protest against israel's attacks on gaza demonstrators gathered in sydney town pool and marched through the streets carrying palestinian flags and chanting slogans condemning israel there was also a smaller protest in melbourne day commemorates the displacement of hundreds of thousands of palestinian arabs during the 1st arab israeli war that conflict began on this day more than 7 decades ago here's a look. when britain officially withdrew from palestine in may 1948 jewish leaders announced the creation of a new state to be known as israel. to many palestinians though the day is no it is not also called the palestinian catastrophe what followed was a bloody conflict between arab states and israel and for palestinians the memory of displacement never forgotten for them is a day rooted in historical tragedy. but its symbolism is still felt strongly today

with the fight for statehood still ongoing. many palestinians hope by continuing to assert their culture they will keep the collective sense of nationhood alive and potentially undo the naacp. the day is normally marked with demonstrations not just in the palestinian territories but all over the world but. at times the events have turned into confrontations with israeli security forces. so. the recent unrest sparked by the potential conviction of palestinians from their homes by israeli authorities to add more fuel to the fire for those commemorating this day. let's turn now to some other stories making headlines around the world 2 main contenders for the iranian presidential election have registered their candidacy hardline judiciary chase rice

e will run against former parliament speaker ali larijani a final list of candidates will be announced at the end of may and the election is due to take place on june 19th. 2 tornadoes have struck central and eastern china authorities say at least 10 people were killed and more than $300.00 injured winds of more than 100 kilometers per hour ripped through the city of will hand on friday night is drawing homes and damaging constructions artist. let's take a look at some of the latest developments in the covert 19 pandemic now in poland cafes bars and restaurants have reopened after 7 months many businesses already welcome customers at midnight australia has sent its 1st repatriation flight to india after a ban on entry from india expired and taiwan has reintroduced tougher restrictions after reporting a 180 new infections a record daily high since the outbreak of the pandemic. before the pandemic venice

was overrun with tourists and wanted to restrict their numbers now though it has a different problem empty streets and waterways in a city that depends on tourism data back sanda reports on how the n.s.a. is looking to strike the right balance as it reopens for business. a gondola ride is probably the most romantic experience you can have here in venice even for veteran motorists you get a little rory. move up or so when we take someone with a story we try to make them live the dream. he is one of the city's roughly $600.00 s. usually carlotta would do 3 tours a day but the democrats practically run him out of business. from october to now i've only done one run this city just came out of a lockdown but said mark's square is still eerily quiet the world famous stuffy remains closed during the week over the years venice became almost entirely

dependent on tourism and the pandemic with its travel restrictions and lock downs for the labor of the issue these cafe's here once popular tourist destinations are now are closed due to a lack of customers but now there seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel though nobody really knows how exactly and when tourism will restart. some have hopes that a new start will bring changes that it was otto is an activist with finesse you dot com the group installed this counter in the window of a pharmacy to help publicize the declining number of residents 50965 is the actual number of people citizens living today here in venice that's 30 people less than a week before over tourism has been driving people out of the city but the problem is more complicated than that it's a very strange situation we don't want too much tories there. because it would suffocate the place but at the same time we can't live without tourism

in a place where everyone lives off tourism one way or another it is difficult to find a balance the city's tourism councillor says that the situation is not unique to venice but rather venice is in need of a unique solution. no less that the other group on its venice has not been sold out in a derogatory sense all tourist cities have experienced the last few years in the absence of rules to protect certain segments of the city as a 1st step the city has begun to closely monitor visitor numbers starting next year tourists will have to pay a fee to enter the city but moderates who can look to miss is that what some people consider the bad old days of the. old way i would also go back to what it was like 2 years ago with a few lists people maybe but it wasn't a massacre like they were saying it was sustainable. you know the debate over the

future of tourism in venice is far from over but for now most people here cannot wait for visitors to return. and in this formula one has counseled the turkish grown prey of a covert 19 concerns the race was only included in the calendar 2 weeks ago as a replacement for the scrap canadian canadian compre and now it's 2 is gone it'll be replaced by a 2nd event in austria new travel restrictions are behind the latest cancellation. the spike calls to cancel the olympics tokyo organizers have held a test event to skate boarding a sport set to make its debut at the summer games only japanese skaters took time out and no spectators were allowed most athletes do want the olympics to go ahead and they skateboarders are no different type one take precautions included mandatory mass wearing and social distancing. the.

data news has a reminder of our top story the death toll continues to rise in the conflict between israel and hamas militants several people were killed when an israeli bomb struck an apartment building in gaza meanwhile hamas militants launched hundreds of rockets to what is round sound hitting residential areas. that's at this hour coming up next on 10 shows shift that's after short break michael okwu bringing the headlines next hour i'm rebecca ritter's in berlin so you saying. it's an ongoing quest story pretty much. the arab spring began in 2011. people stood up against

a corrupt truce and dictatorship. all these moments. have left deep box in my memory. they had hoped for more security more freedom more dignity. have their hopes been fulfilled. in years after the arab spring the rebellion starts june 7th on t.w. . online hate speech is a powerful thing sometimes all it takes a sawan tweet or post by a user and suddenly they're hit by tons of insults and threats but is hate speech so dangerous that it should be censored or is freedom of expression more important hate speech versus free speech our topic today i'm sure.

according to facebook only one in a 1000 posts were white contains hate speech the targets are often individuals like homosexuals muslims or women who get hundreds of replies per day to something they've posted but online hate speech can also target entire ethnic groups and it can escalate tensions and incite real violence says the u.n. special adviser on the prevention of genocide big must. start. always with more action and language no one. thought it that the whole look course was preceded it. by hate speech crimes and hate speech continues to escalate tensions and animosity between groups here are 2 recent examples. in march. an open smear campaign on social media against the hinge of muslims and the deadly crackdown by

me a mars army sent over 700000 refugees fleeing the country. conflicts with the muslim minority but fair took time to get over centuries. it sits behind bars population gained access to the internet in $24.00 to targeted misinformation about the region was disseminated. south sudan. here hate speech and social media has found the flames of civil war and further divided the country 64 tribes. the platforms are used to spread propaganda targeting particular groups. in south sudan online attacks have also often been followed up by physical assaults. but what about if hate speech is only online some say that this is so hurtful that it should be forbidden

others call that censorship they argue that we should be free to say exactly what we think so where is the line between 8 speech and free speech the answer to that largely depends on the country you live in. not even legal experts admit it's to separate free speech and makes it clear and by the way means as renowned american civil liberties activist the dean struck. speech refers to motion which is. subjective and. your own more. than that has c been you bought. plans are being in here aren't we they and subject to the discretion who ever has power to enforce a. top of that definitions variant different parts of the world denial of the

holocaust for example is illegal in 18 european countries but even here freedom of speech is up held as a value worth protecting kitty is strong this herself the daughter of a holocaust survivor nonetheless she says censorship isn't the right tool to his against hate speech. that well i'm and as in censorship it is it and stop doing more harm than good and that is simply true with respect to all costs denial or any other kind of disinformation or misinformation in fact any kind of censorship the natural human reaction is that more attention is drawn to the very message that one is seeking to suppress. the former chairwoman of the american civil liberties union or a.c.l.u. is invented that honest discussions are the only way to overcome distance between

opposing sides counter speech is a very important factor and by that i mean any use of your freedom of speech hours to persuade. or do anything you can to advance the cause of the messages of equality and inclusiveness and diversity and dignity and to rebut the counter messages. but there are limits. when individuals are directly attacked. the ted constitutes a criminal offense such as libel or threat of bodily harm is. it's no longer protected it's freedom of speech. tech companies have started taking more actions against negative content on their platforms nowadays because laws in europe have been tightened but there is still plenty of hate speech on social media because that kind of content brings money. each speech is controversial it's highly

emotive and edge attracts clicks critics maintain that companies like facebook and you tube are well aware of that and actively promote the spread of posts containing extreme content facebook's algorithm for instance long favored potentially controversial. because they get more views and they do people spending more time on the platform which increasingly news. this was because they pursued growth in a way that was reckless. to promote content in a way this is ational stuff would get more exposure if you take extreme measures to get rid of all hate speech then you're going to slow down the growth of. facebook projects these assertions the company says it has 35000 employees deleting hate speech posts. in the 1st quarter of 2020 facebook took down

over 9 and a half 1000000 inflammatory posts a new record according to laws in europe companies are only obliged to take down hate speech after it has been reported but in close groups content is only visible to members so it's unlikely hate speech there will get reported because posts are being seen by like minded audiences this is true for chat groups and also for online gaming communities where hostility can be expressed in a different way. to the world's largest p.c. games platform is not twitter to find. players who could be to shooter games they've developed selves to massacre home. sexual or jews others. far right groups have links to close to hate speech groups on telegraph these have clear rules that if you. ask of a well known he committed finance offline to become a member that's what i wanted to get. i wanted to prove myself to say i'm

here you notice me because that's why i beat someone up i told the leader and even sent him a picture. took that photo to prove i belong to the group. that this is my family and i had to anything for them. these days kevin no longer hangs out and right wing check groups in germany the majority of hate messages on line about 3 quarters comes from right wingers about my percent are by leftwing extremists and 14 percent cannot be definitely assigned to any political orientation according to germany's federal criminal police what i find especially interesting is that about half of all like for hate comments come from a really small number of users only about 5 percent experts have long known that hate speech campaigns are often well prepared and carefully timed only someone who's been targeted by such a complaint can know how devastating it can be someone like stephanie palmer from

eastern germany in 2015 she launched an initiative to help refugees in her hometown . in 2015 a sentiment in for i told was turning against for a few g.'s stiffy proctor thought that an organization to promote openness and tolerance she was soon book boarded with messages to see if you should be brave too and get out of town we have the baseball that's ready to go. things like that. come down that was just the beginning for mill blogs was also blown up and people call her at night. and that is if you got this kind of felt like it was coming closer and closer to the one i come home and you would immediately lock the door behind me and then i would press take every room holding pepper spray in my hand corked it almost bordered on paranoia to cleanse. i think at moments like that being afraid can be good to

a certain extent because it makes you cautious and alert. the hostility she experienced although it has left its more. escape talk of the primary days when the verbal attacks just roll off me i can stand there and say oh come on you can kiss my butt well this could talk and there are days when it really hurts when all at once i fall silent and take a step. that's horrible and a lot of people have had similar experiences there are going ization that specialize in dealing with hate speech and digital ourselves to help those who have become targets of hate campaigns one as hate aids in berlin the 1st thing hate and employees try to do is to stabilize hate speech victims emotional. they scum hostile content for posts that could carry legal consequences. not all of those attacks wish to file charges this also has financial reasons then. if you've been

libeled or threatened for a post and you go to a lawyer who says all right well take it to court you're facing at least 2000 euros and costs and if you lose you have to pay the other side's legal fees that's another 2000 years. to a good advices people free of charge. if someone can't pay the court fees the organization offers legal aid. and also provides practical online security culture . these are a huge problem online right now our attempts to get people's private data by their home addresses our children's schools. we help them comb the internet before the haters do and hide that sensitive data. a good 500 people have contacted the organization over the past 2 years 65 percent were female women or girls are attacked online tracts often have sexual connotations many attackers remain unknown

shielded by the anonymity of the internet. and i mean are found how to recognize that it's important for people to be able to be anonymous online. but if someone violates the law she thinks their identity shouldn't be protected. also a huge problem we have in germany and in almost all european countries is that acts are committed on line. which courts rule are punishable by websites or don't hand over the culprits data so basically they're protecting the guilty one that's called there we have to say clearly this has to change. and then eventually mental court rules that an offense has been committed then websites have to be compelled to cooperate here. i'm grateful to say i've never been targeted by hate speech have you how do you defend yourself against abuse and hate speech on the internet let us know on facebook or you tube and see you soon.

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