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| A synagogue near the Bastille was under police guard on Monday after more than 100 youths chanting "Israel murderer" tried to storm the building following a march demanding an end to Israeli air strikes on Gaza. | A synagogue near the Bastille was under police guard on Monday after more than 100 youths chanting "Israel murderer" tried to storm the building following a march demanding an end to Israeli air strikes on Gaza. |
| Several thousand protesters took part in Sunday's pro-Palestinian march in Paris, which culminated at the Bastille. Many had faces painted in the colours of the Palestinian flag and carried banners saying "Stop Killing Children". But as the demonstration broke up, a large group headed to the Abravanel synagogue, where about 150 people had gathered for a memorial service to three Israeli teenagers found murdered in the West Bank. | Several thousand protesters took part in Sunday's pro-Palestinian march in Paris, which culminated at the Bastille. Many had faces painted in the colours of the Palestinian flag and carried banners saying "Stop Killing Children". But as the demonstration broke up, a large group headed to the Abravanel synagogue, where about 150 people had gathered for a memorial service to three Israeli teenagers found murdered in the West Bank. |
| Neighbours said the protesters picked up chairs from a café opposite the synagogue as they tried to break through a police barrier outside the synagogue where worshippers remained trapped for several hours. "We pulled down the shutters as soon as it started to degenerate," an employee from the tobacconist near the synagogue said. | |
| Six police and two members of the Jewish community were injured. Six protesters were arrested, according to police who managed to deter a second group that tried to force their way into another synagogue near the Bastille. | Six police and two members of the Jewish community were injured. Six protesters were arrested, according to police who managed to deter a second group that tried to force their way into another synagogue near the Bastille. |
| The prime minister, Manuel Valls, who lives in the neighbourhood, and the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, condemned the synagogue attacks, while Jewish leaders said they were "shocked and revolted". | |
| "France will never tolerate people trying in words or deeds to import the Israeli-Palestine conflict on to its territory," said Valls. | |
| In Lille, about 6,000 people joined a peaceful pro-Palestinian march on Sunday. France has Europe's largest Arab population but also its largest Jewish community. | In Lille, about 6,000 people joined a peaceful pro-Palestinian march on Sunday. France has Europe's largest Arab population but also its largest Jewish community. |
| The French president, François Hollande, after initially appearing to support the Israeli military campaign, has since recalibrated his official position, expressing concern about the "numerous" Palestinian victims. | |
| The Israeli strikes against Hamas militants in the Gaza strip have killed 172 Palestinians in the week-long offensive. | The Israeli strikes against Hamas militants in the Gaza strip have killed 172 Palestinians in the week-long offensive. |