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An estimated 1,000 people attended a protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Reykjavík last night against the Israeli attacks on Gaza. Protestors demanded that the U.S. intervene in the conflict.
Ögmundur Jónasson.
Minister for the Interior Ögmundur Jónasson addressed the crowd, condemning Israeli action in Gaza, ruv.is reports.
Around 1,500 people had announced on Facebook that they would take part in the protest, which was organized by the Iceland-Palestine Association.
In a statement on its website, the association demands that the U.S., which they believe is in a position to stop the killing, intervene.
The conflict began last Wednesday when Israel launched its Operation Pillar of Defense against Hamas saying it wanted to end rocket attacks on Israel. Hamas’ military chief Ahmed Jaabari was killed in an air strike.
Iceland’s Foreign Minister Össur Skarphéðinsson has also condemned the conflict.
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A three-meter long walrus was discovered on the shores by Eyri in the town of Reyðarfjörður in East Iceland yesterday.
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In 1915, women aged 40 and over were granted the right to cast a vote in all official elections held in Iceland.
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Four Icelandic contestants will participate in this year’s World Skills International, the world cup for industrial- and vocational subjects. The competition is held every other year.
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This year’s free English-language travel guide Around Iceland has been released, the 38th year in a row. The guide is also published in Icelandic and German and is distributed in 100,000 copies to the country’s most frequented tourist destinations.
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The 2013 June-July issue of Iceland Review is out. Themed ‘We Are Young’ the magazine celebrates the arrival of summer by interviewing young energetic Icelanders who excel in art, sports, business and politics—and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, the youngest PM in the republic’s history and the world’s youngest ruling state leader. Click here to take a look at a selection of the current issue and here to subscribe to the magazine.
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The road to Höfn, a 1,690-person harbor town by the fjord Hornafjörður, is lined with reindeer. Whole herds of the wild horned animals rest peacefully on withered pastures, grace next to sheep and horses and bounce along the road. Soon, Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier and the region’s biggest attraction, comes into view. Looming over Höfn, its outlet glaciers flow down from the mountains on which the bright white icecap rests.
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Sin Fang will celebrate the release of his third album with a release concert in Iðnó on June 12. Flowers was released in February by Morr Music and has been well received by music enthusiasts and critics alike. The concert will be supported by Vök, this year’s winners of the Icelandic Music Experiments.
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