Thousands gather in Paris to demonstrate against Gaza operation, hurling stones at house of worship
AFP and Times of Israel staff
7/13/2014
PARIS — Clashes erupted in Paris on Sunday as thousands of people protested against Israel and in support of residents in the Gaza Strip, where a six-day conflict has left 166 Palestinians dead.
Several thousand demonstrators walked calmly through the streets of Paris behind a large banner that read “Total Support for the Struggle of the Palestinian People”.
But clashes erupted at the end of the march on Bastille Square, with people throwing projectiles onto a cordon of police who responded with tear gas. The unrest was continuing early Sunday evening.
Media reports said that hundreds of Jews were trapped inside a synagogue in the area and police units were sent to rescue them.
A person in the synagogue told Israel’s Channel 2 news that protesters hurled stones and bricks at the building, “like it was an intifada.”…
The article continues at The Times of Israel.
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At this very moment Boulevard Voltaire, Jewish shops are ransacked on the cries of “we will kill you all!”. (Translated by Bing)
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