Protests in Europe included 11 rallies across the United Kingdom organized by the Stop The War Coalition and the Muslim Association of Britain. Organizers estimated that 20,000 took part in a rally in London outside the U.S. embassy.

In Sweden, some 2,000 people marched on the Israeli embassy in Stockholm. Thousands marched through the streets of Berlin carrying Lebanese, Palestinian, Iranian, and Syrian flags, Reuters reported.

Protests were planned in up to 20 cities in Canada. An estimated 4,000-5,000 people rallied in Toronto. Many of the speakers and those carrying signs mocked Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s remark that Israel’s attack on Lebanon was a “measured response.”

Thousands also rallied across the Middle East. The protest of 2,000 in Amman was organized by the Muslim Brotherhood, Jordan’s main opposition party. Police attacked demonstrators at a mosque in Cairo when they attempted to take to the streets. In Sudan, 1,000 people rallied following Friday prayers July 21 in the capital Khartoum. The protest was organized by former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi.

In Libya some 4,000 participated in a march in Tripoli in support of Hezbollah.

About 20,000 rallied in Sydney, Australia, July 22 (see photo story in this issue).

The third and largest protest in Israel occurred July 22 when thousands turned out in Tel Aviv, the Israeli daily Yediot Ahronoth reported. Marchers chanted, “Olmert and Bush have struck a deal—to carry on with the occupation,” and “Children in Beirut and Haifa want to go on living.”
 
 
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