Hundreds of people demonstrate against ‘Gaza slaughter’ in Greece, Turkey, South Korea, Spain & Australia.
Pro-Israel rally held in New York City
Yitzhak Benhorin
WASHINGTON – Pro-Palestinian activists protested Friday in several world capitals against Israel‘s Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza under the banner, “Free Palestine.”

Anti-Israel protest in Tunisia – Photo: EPA
Hundreds demonstrated in Istanbul and Ankara, in Australia, outside the parliament in Rome, and opposite Israeli embassies in South Korea, Istanbul and Madrid. Protest rallies were also held in the Arab world – in Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt and Algeria.
Ali Golin, who protested in Istanbul, said: “I believe that all Muslims should show solidarity. Factions and differences destroy our goal. If we want to answer Israel we must do it together. We won’t achieve anything by condemning Israel. We must take real action.”
A South Korean human rights activist who took part in the protest outside the Israeli Embassy in Seoul said, “You must not force the Palestinians to sacrifice. You must not kill children anywhere. Children are precious whether in Palestine or in Israel. They must not die in a massacre. We are calling on the Israeli government to come back to its senses.”
Sylvia Hale, a former parliament member on behalf of Australia’s Greens protested in Sydney. “The Israelis are adopting a policy of slaughtering the people in Gaza,” she said.

Protestors in South Korea – Photo: EPA

Photo: AFP

Protest outside Israeli Embassy in Athens – Photo: Reuters

Protest outside Israeli Embassy in Madrid (Photo: AFP)

Libyan protestors in Tripoli – Photo: AFP

In Algeria, protestors clash with police – Photo: EPA

Demonstration in Yemen (Photo: EPA)

Anti-Israel protest in Ramallah – Photo: AFP

Protestor outside parliament in Italy (Photo: AFP)

Protestors at Times Square in New York – Photo: Reuters

Protest outside Israeli Consulate in New York, Thursday (Photo: Reuters)

Protest outside Israeli Consulate in New York, Thursday – Photo: Reuters

On the other side – pro-Israel protestors in New York (Photo: Israel Atzmon)

Pro-Israel protestors in New York – Photo: Israel Atzmon
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