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Black workers 'banned from Gare du Nord during Israeli president visit'

Black and North African railway workers were banned from working at Paris's Gare du Nord when the President of Israel visited France over fears they might be Muslim, it has emerged...

Black, Arab rail staff kept away from Peres visit to Paris - union

A French union has accused its national railway of keeping black and Arab employees out of sight when Israeli President Shimon Peres visited Paris to avoid him coming into contact with Muslims, and an investigation has been launched...