Protests in Venezuela, Argentina support Palestinians
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People take part in a pro-Palestinian protest against Israeli military action in Gaza, in Caracas on Nov 21, 2012. More than 100 demonstrators have protested in Venezuela's capital Caracas in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, blaming Israel for days of fighting.-- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A youngster makes a stencil graffiti on a wall during a demonstration against Israeli strikes in Gaza in front of Israel’s Embassy in Buenos Aires on Nov 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Members of the Palestinian community in Argentina and of the Revolutionary Patriotic Movement Quebracho - a leftist political and social movement - bang sticks during a demonstration against Israeli strikes in Gaza in front of Israel’s Embassy in Buenos Aires on Nov 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Venezuelan citizens hold a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people, in the Bolivar square in Caracas on Nov 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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People take part in a pro-Palestinian protest against Israeli military action in Gaza, in Caracas on Nov 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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People take part in a pro-Palestinian protest against Israeli military action in Gaza, in Caracas on Nov 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
People take part in a pro-Palestinian protest against Israeli military action in Gaza, in Caracas on Nov 21, 2012. More than 100 demonstrators have protested in Venezuela's capital Caracas in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, blaming Israel for days of fighting.-- PHOTO: REUTERS
A youngster makes a stencil graffiti on a wall during a demonstration against Israeli strikes in Gaza in front of Israel’s Embassy in Buenos Aires on Nov 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Members of the Palestinian community in Argentina and of the Revolutionary Patriotic Movement Quebracho - a leftist political and social movement - bang sticks during a demonstration against Israeli strikes in Gaza in front of Israel’s Embassy in Buenos Aires on Nov 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Venezuelan citizens hold a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people, in the Bolivar square in Caracas on Nov 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
People take part in a pro-Palestinian protest against Israeli military action in Gaza, in Caracas on Nov 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
People take part in a pro-Palestinian protest against Israeli military action in Gaza, in Caracas on Nov 21, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - More than 100 demonstrators have protested in Venezuela's capital Caracas in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, blaming Israel for days of fighting.
The demonstrators included Venezuelans as well as Palestinian immigrants who waved Palestinian flags and beat drums. One woman held a sign describing Israel's government as "terrorist."
The Caracas protest was held after Israel and the Hamas militant group agreed to a cease-fire on Wednesday to end eight days of rocket attacks and airstrikes.
Elsewhere in Latin America, dozens of protesters demonstrated outside the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. An Israeli flag was burned, and there was some pushing and shoving during the demonstration.