Around three hundred people gathered in Tel Aviv to protest against Israel’s military action in Gaza. They held banners, chanted slogans and called for dialogue in handling the current conflict.<br /><br />Some other people showed up, voicing their support for Israel’s military mission which, they say, protects the country’‘s national security.<br /><br />Tel Aviv deployed large groups of police to keep order. The protest ended peacefully without clashes.<br /><br />Meanwhile thousands of people in Turkey gathered in front of Israel’s Consulate in Istanbul on Saturday night. Some burned an Israeli flag and many chanted anti-Israel slogans.<br /><br />Some demonstrators tried to enter the consulate building but they were dispersed by riot police.<br /><br />Pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in numerous EU cities, including London and Paris to demand an immediate end to the conflict.<br /><br />In defiance of a protest ban, crowds in the French capital chanted, “Israel, assassin,” until they were dispersed by tear gas.
