Worldwide Protests Follow Israeli Flotilla Raid

Protesters burn a Star of David during a demonstration outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Monday, May 31, 2010. Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, killing nine passengers in a botched raid that provoked international outrage and a diplomatic crisis.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

About 10,000 protesters took part in a demonstration at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Monday, May 31, 2010, to protest Israel's military assault on a convoy of six humanitarian aid ships traveling to Gaza.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

Pro-Palestinian Turks demonstrate near the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

Riot police surround pro-Palestinian Turks gathered near the entrance of the residence of Israeli ambassador to Turkey to protest against Israel, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 1, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

Lebanese boy Mounir el-Khawli carries a Turkish flag during a protest at Martyrs' Square in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

An Israeli protester gestures as he holds a banner depicting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during a demonstration in support of Israel, outside the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

Israelis demonstrate in support of Israel following a deadly raid by Israel's navy on an aid flotilla bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip, in the southern city of Ashkelon, Israel, Tuesday, June 1, 2010.

Pro-Palestinian activists on Tuesday sent another boat to challenge Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip as Turkey accused the Jewish state of committing a "bloody massacre" in a botched raid on an aid flotilla in international waters that ended with soldiers killing nine activists. Signs in Hebrew read "Well done IDF!", "Turkey is turning into Iran" and "Humanitarian flotilla? Terrorist flotilla."

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

Pro-Palestinian activists hold Palestinian flags as they gather in Rome's Piazza Venezia square during a protest against Israel, Monday, May 31, 2010. Israeli commandos stormed six humanitarian aid ships en route to the blockaded Gaza Strip, killing at least 10 people and dozens were wounded according to an Israeli military statement. The ship convoy was organized by the Free Gaza group, who were attempting to break a three-year Israeli blockade of Gaza. The assault took place in international waters in the Mediterranean.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

Backdropped by the Houses of Parliament in central London, a supporter of the Palestinians, holding a Turkish flag emblazoned with a picture of Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, marches during a protest against Israel in central London, Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

A demonstrator wearing an Israeli flag is confronted by pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathering outside the Israeli Embassy in London, Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

Pro-Palestinian Jewish demonstrators gather outside the Israeli Embassy in London, Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

A pro-Palestinian supporter holds up a flag belonging to the Hezbollah group, during a march to protest against Israel in central London, Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

A youth attends a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside the Israeli Embassy in London, Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

Pro-Palestinian supporters gather outside the road that leads to the Israeli embassy, as British police officers, seen in background, stand guard during a protest against Israel in central London, Monday May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

Palestinian protesters shout slogans during a protest against Israel outside the Israeli embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

Pro-Palestinian supporters stage a protest in front of the Belgian Foreign Ministry in Brussels, Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

Demonstrators gather at Sergelstorg Square in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday May 31, 2010, to protest against Israel.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

A man gestures during an anti-Israeli protest in front of Chamber of Commerce Israel-Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

A man with the Palestinian flag painted on his face attends a demonstration during an anti-Israel protest in front of Chamber of Commerce Israel-Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

Demonstrators shout slogans as they hold a Palestinian flag during an anti-Israel protest in front of Chamber of Commerce Israel-Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

AP Photo/San Francisco Chronicle, Brant Ward

Demonstrators on Market Street are kept out of traffic by police during a rally in downtown San Francisco on Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside of the White House in Washington on Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

Protesters burn representations of the U.S. and Israeli flags, as others chant slogans during a rally to condemn Israel's military assault on a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the Gaza Strip, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

Turkish students chants "Death to Israel" and "Death to the Zionist regime" during a protest in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, on Monday, May 31, 2010. Hundreds of Turkish students protested in downtown Sarajevo after an Israeli naval commando stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip, killing nine passengers in a predawn raid that set off worldwide condemnation and a diplomatic crisis.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

A pro-Palestinian protester shouts a slogan during a protest against Israel's naval commando raid on a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the Gaza Strip, outside the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, June 1, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

Russian police officers detain protesters, who picketed the Israel embassy in Moscow on Tuesday, June 1, 2010, a day after Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip, killing nine passengers in a raid that has provoked international outrage and a diplomatic crisis.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

A Palestinian boy wrapped in a Turkish flag holds up another Turkish flag, as he poses for a photo in front of the Turkish consulate during a protest against the Israeli naval commando raid on a flotilla attempting to break the blockade on Gaza, in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Tuesday, June 1, 2010. Some activists seized by Israeli authorities in the deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla returned home to European nations Tuesday, including a Turkish woman who brought her 1-year-old baby on the voyage. Israel has released some activists, but barred access to others taken off the six boats.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid

A Palestinian swims while holding a Palestinian flag during a protest against Israel's interception of Gaza-bound ships at Gaza's seaport in Gaza City, Monday, May 31, 2010.

Gaza Activists Claim "Brutal" Israeli Raid
Israeli Raid Puts Obama, U.S. in Hot Seat
Turkey PM: Israel Raid a "Bloody Massacre"
More Photos: Protests Against Israeli Flotilla Raid