The British capital saw the largest turnout with thousands of protesters rallying outside the Israeli Embassy on Friday. Demonstrators flooded the streets around the building waving placards that read "Gaza: End the Siege" and "Freedom for Palestine."
A group of 17 protesters brought traffic grinding to a halt on Kensington High Street when they scaled one of the city's iconic double-decker buses. The activists suspended a banner from the vehicle on which was emblazoned: "Judaism rejects the Zionist state and condemns its criminal siege and occupation."
A number of people also staged a 'die-in' in the street with children painting their faces to mirror the injuries sustained by Palestinian infants during the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. Despite traffic disruptions, London police said the protest was mostly peaceful.
The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign which supports the protests says that: "Palestinians living under Israeli occupation are currently facing a horrific escalation of racism and violence as the Israeli State pursues a strategy of collective punishment."
The Norwegian capital also saw around 3,000 pro-Palestine activists gather outside the parliamentary building in support of peace in Gaza. Representatives from the Palestine Committee of Norway gave speeches at the event, condemning Israeli strikes in Gaza that have already claimed 106 lives as Operation Protective Edge entered its fifth day on Saturday.
"There is one occupier and one occupied. There is one offender and one victim. It is Israel that never will have peace before they tear down the wall. We need politicians who condemn the wrong-doings of the offender," Heikki Eidsvoll Holmas from the Socialist Left Wing Party, reported the Local.
A smaller demonstration was staged in the French capital with at least 300 people gathering outside the French Foreign Ministry. Activists painted the Palestinian flag on their faces and chanted "Palestine will survive!" The Young Palestinians of Italy group also organized a march in Rome to protest the Israeli offensive in Gaza.
Despite international condemnation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that the operation would continue and Israeli had still not ruled out the possible deployment of troops.
Such is the nature of the psychopathic beast. They will pursue their twisted goals with ever increasing fervor until it destroys them.
The UN has voiced concern at the number of civilian lives that have already been claimed as a result of Israeli strikes. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said reports of civilian causalities, including children "raise serious doubt about whether the Israeli strikes have been in accordance with international humanitarian law and international human rights law."Israel maintains its operation isn't targeting innocents and claims that Hamas is using civilians as human shields.
Comment: That there is even any debate or "doubt" about the immorality and illegality of this outright genocide is just farcical, and is a clear sign of how blind the world has become. Israel is a rabid dog with an insatiable bloodlust, and in an ideal world would be treated like one. If you think those words are harsh or offensive, then it just shows how successful the Israeli propaganda campaign has been.