People gather in front of the Israeli consulate in Chicago downtown to protest against Israel's air offensive targeting Hamas in the Gaza Strip., Friday, Jan. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) From Reuters:
LONDON (Reuters) - Jordanian and Egyptian riot police cracked down on Friday on protesters demanding an end to Israel's attacks on Gaza and to ties with the Jewish state.
Israel's week-old offensive has sparked daily protests around the world and Friday, the Muslim day of prayer, also saw angry demonstrations in Kashmir, Turkey and Iraq.
Jordanian police fired tear gas to push back hundreds of people marching on the Israeli embassy in the capital Amman.
Chanting "No Jewish embassy on Arab land," worshippers set off from a mosque to the nearby Israeli embassy. Police fired tear gas at around 1,500 demonstrators, forcing them to retreat, and beat and arrested several of them.
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