- Title: Thousands rally in Istanbul against Israel's Al-Aqsa mosque measures
- Date: 30th July 2017
- Summary: MAN WAVING PALESTINIAN FLAG WOMEN WAVING PALESTINIAN FLAGS MAN WAVING FLAG WOMEN WITH FLAGS PEOPLE WAVING FLAGS BANNER READING (English): "DOWN WITH USA - ISRAEL" (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) PROTESTER, IRFAN SISMAN, SAYING: "To end the bloodshed, for people to calm down, for all humanity to find peace, Israel has to withdraw from Al-Aqsa mosque, so the blood shed will stop."
- Embargoed: 13th August 2017 20:15
- Keywords: Turkey protest Al-Aqsa protest Jerusalem Israel Al-Aqsa mosque mosque security measures Palestinian protests
- Location: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
- City: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
- Country: Turkey
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA0026RWS2MF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Thousands of people rallied in Turkey's largest city on Sunday (July 30) against security measures Israel has imposed at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, shortly after Israel removed other measures that led to two weeks of violent Palestinian protests.
The rally in Istanbul, called "The Big Jerusalem Meeting" and organised by Turkey's Saadet Party, drew some five thousand people to the Yenikapi parade ground on the southern edge of Istanbul.
Protesters who were brought in by buses and ferries from across the city, waved Turkish and Palestinian flags, and held up posters in front of a giant stage where the chairman of the Saadet party and representatives from NGOs addressed the crowd.
Turkey has opposed the security measures installed at the entry points of the mosque compound, with President Tayyip Erdogan warning Israel that it would suffer most from the dispute. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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