Tens of thousands took to the streets of Tehran to show their solidarity with Palestinians.<br /><br />It was a scene repeated in several other countries for the annual Al-Quds day held on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.<br /><br />In the Iranian capital placards and chants spelled out the demonstrators feelings in a series of rallies. Among them was Hassan Rouhani President of Iran.<br /><br />“Those who have kept silent in the face of these crimes are and will be ashamed and history will judge them. Innocent people and children are being killed, and they – Western countries – either keep silent or support the criminal,” he told reporters.<br /><br />In Turkey demonstrators took to the streets. One senior Iranian cleric told worshippers during Friday prayers that people should pressure their governments to cut support for “the Zionist regime”.<br /><br />Anti-Israel sentiment was at the core of demos in Pakistan while in Europe in Berlin thousands of police were on alert for fear of clashes between the protesters and pro-Israeli groups.<br /><br />In New Delhi in India protesters gathered to denounce Israel urging Palestinians to keep up their struggle despite the Israeli assault on Gaza with Israeli flags being burned by demonstrators.<br /><br />Anti-US feelings ran high throughout the day. Israel and Washington have accused Iran of supplying arms to Hamas which the US and the European Union consider a terrorist group.<br /><br />Tehran says it gives moral, financial and humanitarian support to the group.
