Pro-Palestinian rally and Israeli festival held side-by-side on Prague island

A pro-Palestinian protest rally and a festival of Israeli culture are taking place almost side-by-side on Prague's Štvanice island on Sunday. Dozens of police officers with long guns are supervising both events so as to prevent skirmishes. The Israeli festival is attended by about a hundred people, the pro-Palestinian rally by about half that number. According to reports from the scene, both events are proceeding peacefully. Pro-Palestinian messages were spray-painted on the footbridge over the river condemning Israel’s policy in Gaza.