Mideast protests in Los Angeles
Hundreds of protesters and counter-protesters demonstrate in Los Angeles over Israels military offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered for the loud but nonviolent demonstration outside the Israeli Consulate on Wilshire Boulevard, where a supporter of Israel takes a position on the other side of the street. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Vocal supporters of a free Palestine wave photos to bolster their case as they call for an end to Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Supporters of the Israeli government are silhouetted next to the Star of David on that nation’s flag during the rally over the ongoing hostilities between Israelis and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Reshman Janjua watches quietly as protesters and counter-protesters wave flags from opposite sides of Wilshire Boulevard during the loud but nonviolent demonstration. Although tempers flared, no incidents were reported. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Afroz Okhawat vents his anger against supporters of the Israeli government during the rally. Hundreds of protesters shouted slogans and epithets as tempers flared over the ongoing hostilities between Israelis and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Demonstrators supporting Israel’s attacks on Hamas in the Gaza Strip rally outside the Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Protesters outside the Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles wave flags in support of Israel’s attacks on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
