Western countries, including Canada, saw pro-Palestinian protests and a reported rise in threats against Jewish communities as Israel intensified its retaliatory strikes in Gaza.
Jewish communities in the U.S., France and elsewhere also held rallies in solidarity with Israel after the Hamas attack from Gaza, the deadliest killing spree against Israeli civilians in the country’s 75-year history.
A huge Palestinian flag was passed overhead at a protest in Rome, and demonstrations took place in other European cities including in Braband in Denmark and in Berlin, where some protesters were detained by police. “I think this is a reflection of a campaign of fear that Canada has been leading, that the western powers have been leading in order to silence all support of Palestinian people, people who are advocating for innocent civilians that are dying under Israeli bombs,” said Sarah Shamy, a spokeswoman for the Palestinian Youth Movement.
In Washington, a rally supporting Israel and the American Jewish community drew about 200 people at the city’s Freedom Plaza, in view of the Capitol complex, where police had erected protective fencing the night before. “Death to Israel. Death to Zionism!” shouted demonstrators, many carrying Palestinian flags and those of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
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