Hundreds of United Arab Emirates nationals and Arab expatriates, most of them Palestinians took to the streets and moved through the main streets in Dubai yelling "Death to Israel".
The demonstrators said the parade was in reaction to the Israeli shelling of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Beginning at the Hyatt Regency, they moved to Naif area and then on to Al Riqqa street, from where they moved to Sharjah. Later in Sharjah protestors staged a sit-in at the Arab Cultural Club which was to last until dawn.
The peaceful demonstration, which was organized by a group of young men, started at about 5 p.m. with an estimated 1,500 people, including women and children.
The participants held Palestinian flags and the men wore their distinctive headgear. And as word got around, the numbers increased, according to Gulf News.
The angry demonstrators chanted slogans such as "Where are the Arabs?", "Where are the millions?" They also urged Arabs and other Muslims to help the Palestinians who were suffering under Israeli brutality.
In addition, they called to mobilize support and assistance for Palestinians in the occupied territories as people there are facing Israeli war machines.
Dubai Police were at the scene to assist in controlling the traffic and supervising the movement of the demonstrators. (Albawaba.com)
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