Some 5,000 Turks held a protest in Istanbul on Sunday against Israeli attacks in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, chanting slogans against the US and Israel.
Leftist protestors, who gathered in Istanbul's Kadikoy district, chanted slogans, such as "Down with Israel" and "US, get out of the Middle East." Protesters also burned effigies with signs on them saying "murderer Israel," and "murderer U.S.A.."
In another protest, approximately 2000 Turkish conservatives gathered in the Besiktas district to protest Israel. They also chanted slogans against the Jewish state, saying that Israel would drown in the blood of innocent people.
On Saturday, more than 40,000 people marched in the Black Sea city of Trabzon in a similar demonstration organized by the Happiness Party.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the Israel offensive, saying that the escalating violence could further destabilize the volatile region.
Source: Zaman
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