SYDNEY, Australia—Some 20,000 protesters, mainly from the large Lebanese-Australian community here, mobilized July 22 against the Israeli assaults on Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, bringing the main street and mall of Sydney to a standstill. The spirited march then rallied outside the U.S. consulate displaying photos of civilian casualties in Lebanon. Among the banners were, “We are not terrorists, we are being terrorised.” The many youthful protesters chanted “Stop the killing, Stop the war,” with many waving Lebanese and Palestinian flags. Some also displayed Australian flags handed out by organizers in response to rightist claims that Lebanese immigrants were not “Australians.” The same day, 5,000 rallied in Melbourne.

—JOANNE KUNIANSKY