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Anti-Israeli demos held in several world cities Anti-Israeli protests have been held in several cities across the globe, as Israel continues a new wave of aggression against Palestinians of the besieged Gaza Strip. On Friday, people held demonstrations in Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen, Tunisia, Indonesia, the United States, France and the United Kingdom. In the Jordanian capital Amman, the protesters chanted slogans against Israel. In the Turkish capital Ankara, the protesters rallied outside the Israeli embassy. A mass demonstration was also staged in the Indonesian capital Jakarta where the protesters voiced anger at the Israeli regime by defacing a portrait of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Egyptians also slammed the bombardment of Gaza at a protest in Cairo. More than 100 people, including women and children, have been killed in the latest round of Israeli offensive against the besieged enclave since Tuesday. Over 160 Palestinians were killed and about 1,200 others were injured in Israel’s eight-day offensive on the coastal enclave, which ended on November 21, 2012. Gaza has been blockaded since 2007, a situation that has caused a decline in the standard of living, unprecedented levels of unemployment, and unrelenting poverty.