'Palestine is not for sale': Gazans protest Bahrain workshop
'Palestine is not for sale': Gazans protest Bahrain workshop
The demonstrators raised a black coffin that read 'Bahrain conference to hell,' and signs that said 'We are not trading our rights for money.'
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Thousands of Palestinians rallied outside a UN compound in Gaza. [Getty]
Thousands of Palestinians rallied outside a UN compound in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to protest the White House-led Mideast peace conference in Bahrain.
The demonstrators raised a black coffin that read "Bahrain conference to hell," and signs that read "We are not trading our rights for money."
Protesters burned effigies of US President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
The demonstrators also called out Trump's son-in-law, chanting "Kushner, Palestine is not for sale."
The US president's senior adviser Jared Kushner is spearheading the 50 billion US dollar economic plan for the Palestinians.
The proposal, which omits key political aspects and does not mention Israel's occupation, has been met with scorn by Palestinians and their leaders.
The protest, orchestrated by multiple Palestinian factions, including Gaza's Hamas rulers, passed peacefully.
A smaller demonstration took place in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
Agencies contributed to this report.
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