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Beirut (Lebanon), Sep 23 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Wael Hamzeh) Dozens of protesters in Beirut protested in front of the United Arab Emirates embassy against the diplomatic agreement between that country and Bahrain with Israel.
The war in Gaza looms over the Eurovision Song Contest, with demonstrators again taking to the streets of the host city, Malmo, in Sweden, to protest against Israel's participation in today's event. Israel ranks with Croatia and Switzerland as one of the bookmakers' favourites to succeed Sweden and take home the colourful and kitschy competition watched by more than a hundred million people. IMAGES
Hundreds of people gather in Sweden's Malmö to protest against Israel's participation in the Eurovision competition over its offensive in Gaza, chanting pro-Palestinian slogans and waving Palestinian flags. Israel's representative Eden Golan is due to take part in the second semi-final. IMAGES
Pro-Palestinian protesters, including students and faculty members of Columbia University, gather outside the campus after police dismantled encampments. They denounce police action and shout slogans like "cops off campus" and "Minouche Shafik shame on you, you're arresting students too". IMAGES
Onlookers cheer on student protesters at Columbia University as they are arrested and taken away by police after hundreds of officers entered campus to break up a pro-Palestinian encampment set up inside a university building. IMAGES