Many protesters waved Palestinian flags and held placards calling for an immediate ceasefire.
LONDON — Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in London, Paris and Berlin on Saturday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza after Iranians took to the streets against the United States and Israel.Amid ongoing bombardments by Israel after the deadly Hamas attack on its territory last month killed 1,400 people, the British capital saw a large turnout in support of Palestinians for the fourth consecutive week.
Sama Dababneh, 26, a Jordanian business consultant said she was tired of all upsetting images from Gaza. "Free Palestine" placards proliferated in the French capital, where slogans were heard calling for a boycott of Israel along with shouts of "Israel terrorist state". German police estimated the crowd at 17,000 in Duesseldorf and 9,000 in the capital Berlin, where some 60 arrests were made including on suspicion of incitement to hatred.In Tehran, demonstrators gathered in front of the former US embassy chanting "Down with USA" and "Down with Israel".
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