Around the world. Im natalie allen. And im cyril vanier. Youre watching cnn newsroom. Thanks for being with us. First we begin with breaking news out of indonesia, though. A floor has collapsed inside the building of the jakarta stock exchange. Officials say it happened in the middle of the day in a space where tourists usually gather near an entrance. Its unclear what caused this floor to collapse or if there are any casualties. But a source says most people have been rescued. Well bring you more on this story as soon as we get it. We continue to follow any more developments. Well, in the u. S. Monday is Martin Luther king jr. Day. And on this holiday, to honor the civil rights icon, Many Americans will wake up to this quote from their president. I am not a racist, as you just heard. Of course that comes after days of controversy since donald trump reportedly used a slur referring to several african nations. Now the president is defending himself. Here is Boris Sanchez with more. Repo
A catastrophe ever since theyve been battling for what they believe is their allow their rights and their future at least thirty palestinians have been killed and many more wounded in the latest clashes on the border with gaza so our question here on quadriga this week is israel at seventy a troubled anniversary and to discuss that question im joined here in the studio by a man whos a musician and a journalist whos also head of the german section of the new israel fund which is committed to supporting Civil Society in israel and palestinian rights over says seventy years of independence fifty years of occupation israel stands at the books crucial crossroads in its history also with us is our crown banker a middle east analyst and political consultant akram argues that with its ever increasing rightwing nature israel at seventy is excel a race in the end of this. I understood the experiment and the warm up concert ashanti resigned as torture violence only producer and commentator based
A warm welcome to the show on the result of all of his own producer and commentator based here in berlin shoni say only seventy years old israel is still a young democracy in formation. Thank you all for being here id like to begin with you overvote man seventy years of israel have you been celebrating. Well thats a difficult question and when i was talking to my parents who live in jerusalem i can still feel the excitement in their voices they remember actually when israel was on that they were there in one thousand forty eight. So for them its still a miracle that these red states on the other hand looking at the years we have from israel these days at the demonstrations in gaza conflict with iran. I hope that israel will be able to confront its its state in a way that will that will make sure that we will celebrate in ten twenty or seventy years and again you mentioned jerusalem you were born injuries. And i i saw that you were quoted as saying that you believe that jerusalem is a s
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Seventy years after israel first declared independence also coming up antisemitism here in Berlin Police investigate what appears to be a hate crime two young men wearing jewish attacked in broad daylight. Plus u. S. President donald trump confirms his cia director mike pompei o held secret talks with north koreas leader what does this mean for peace on the korean peninsula. Plus a dealing a blow to human traffickers in their biggest operation ever German Police arrest over a hundred suspects in a series of Early Morning raids targeting an organization linked to time like. Im off its good to have you with us tonight israel is still. Abrading seventy years of independence seven decades marked by many successes and many troubling moments as well the traditional torch washing ceremony in jerusalem marked the beginning of what many israelis call their Independence Day now according to the hebrew calendar the first three of the proclamation of the state of israel by David Bengurion began at