Israeli raid sparks widespread protests

Relatives embrace over the coffin of one of the victims of Israel's deadly raid on aid ships bound for Gaza at the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul on June 3, 2010. Nine people -- eight Turks and a US national of Turkish origin -- were killed in Monday's pre-dawn raid by Israeli forces on the Turkish ferry, Mavi Marmara, the lead ship in the aid flotilla aiming to break the crippling blockade of Gaza. AFP PHOTO / MUSTAFA OZER (Photo credit should read MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)

Israeli Arab lawmaker Hanin Zoabi, right, who was on board the Gaza-bound flotilla when it was raided by Israeli forces Monday, attempts to speak at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, as Anastassia Michaeli, of the ultra-nationalistic Yisrael Beteinu party, center, is escorted off of the podium, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Zoabi, an Arab lawmaker who sailed with the activists, was heckled when she took the podium in the Israeli parliament Wednesday. \"Go to Gaza you traitor,\" Miri Regev, a lawmaker in the ruling Likud Party, screamed in Arabic. Michaeli was escorted out of the plenum after yelling abuse at Zoabi.(AP Photo/David Vaaknin)** ISRAEL OUT **

A young Muslim girl wears a Palestinian scarf as she performs a special prayer in support of Palestinians to protest against the Israeli storming of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, in Shah Alam outside Kuala Lumpur June 3, 2010. Israeli marines stormed the Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza on Monday and at least nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed, triggering a diplomatic crisis and an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council. REUTERS/Samsul Said (MALAYSIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)

Imams and mourners pray behind the Turkish flag-wrapped coffins of activists, who were killed when Israel seized a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza, during a funeral ceremony at Fatih mosque in Istanbul June 3, 2010. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Muslim activists shout slogans during a rally denouncing Israel's deadly commando raid on ships, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, June 3, 2010. Thousands of Indonesian Muslims continue protests that started three days ago condemning Israel's raid against a pro-Palestinian aid flotilla to Gaza. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Palestinians ride boats during a protest at the Gaza Seaport against Israel's interception of of Gaza-bound ships, June 3, 2010. Israel, deflecting a U.N. demand for an international investigation, proposed on Thursday an Israeli inquiry with the participation of outside observers into its lethal seizure of a Gaza-bound Turkish ship. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a televised address at his office in Jerusalem June 2, 2010. Defending Israel's enforcement of its blockade of Gaza, Netanyahu said on Wednesday it was vital for the country's security and would stay in place. REUTERS/Jim Hollander/Pool (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Activists, seized during a raid on an aid convoy sailing to Gaza, are hugged by relatives following their arrival in Jordan, after crossing the Allenby Bridge crossing point between Israel and Jordan, June 2, 2010. Israel began expelling all activists seized during the raid on an aid convoy sailing to Gaza that has drawn international outrage and officials on Wednesday vowed to prevent any other ships from reaching the coastal territory. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

An activist, arrested aboard a Gaza-bound ship, places his hands against the window of a bus as it leaves Ella prison in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba June 2, 2010. Israel began expelling all activists seized during a raid on an aid convoy sailing to Gaza that has drawn international outrage and officials on Wednesday vowed to prevent any other ships from reaching the coastal territory. REUTERS/Alberto Denkberg (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL

A Palestinian fisherman sits on his boat on the second day of a general strike at the port in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Palestinians declared a three day general strike following Israel's deadly naval raid on an aid flotilla bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, May 31, 2010. Despite the widespread outcry in the Arab and Muslim world over the violent sea raid, the Palestinians were to resume their indirect peace talks with Israel later Wednesday. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was to meet at his Ramallah headquarters with George Mitchell, the U.S. envoy who has been shuttling between Palestinians and Israelis for the past month. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Yemenis in Sanaa demonstrate on June 1, 2010 against the deadly Israel raid on a flotilla of boats carrying humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip on May 31, 2010. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images)

epa02181931 Police clash protesters during a demonstration in Paris, France, 31 May 2010, against Israel's deadly raid on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza Strip. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy accused Israel of a 'disproportionate use of force' after Israeli naval forces stormed six ships bound for besieged Gaza with thousands of tonnes of aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists aboard. EPA/LUCAS DOLEGA

TOPSHOTS A policeman is placed on a handmade star of David during a demonstration of Palestinians living in Greece and pro-Palestinian supporters in Athens on May 31, 2010.Israeli forces in helicopters and inflatable boats fired on a Greek vessel in the aid convoy heading for Gaza, a Greek non-governmental organisation said Monday. TOPSHOTS/AFP/ Angelos Tzortzinis (Photo credit should read Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images)

TOPSHOTS Police drag a protestor during a pro-Palestine demonstration outside theIsraeli embassy in Athens on May 31, 29010. More than 10 people were killed by Israeli commandos when they stormed a ship which was part of a flotilla of six ships carrying 1,000 tonnes of aid from Cyprus to the Gaza Strip, Palestine. The military strike happened about 40 miles (64 km) out to sea, in international waters.Israel says its soldiers were shot at and attacked with weapons, the activists onboard the aid ship say Israeli troops came on board shooting. Around 600 activists onboard the ships were attempting to defy a blockade imposed by Israel after Political party Hamas took power in Gaza in 2007. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/ LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Demonstrators protest against Israel at Taksim square in Istanbul May 31, 2010. At least 10 activists were killed in an Israeli naval takeover on Monday of a Gaza-bound aid convoy, an Israeli military spokesman said. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

epa02180929 Turkish Islamic protestors shout slogans against Israel during a demonstration for Israel's attack to a Turkish ship, part of an Aid convoy to Gaza in Istanbul, Turkey on 31 May 2010. Israeli commandos on Monday stormed six ships carrying hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists on an aid mission to the blockaded Gaza Strip, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens after encountering unexpected resistance as the forces boarded the vessels. EPA/TOLGA BOZOGLU

epa02181035 Palestinian colleagues place an activist onto the back of a truck after she was shot by Israeli soldiers during a protest against Israel's interception of aid ships sailing to the Gaza strip, at the checkpoint of Kalandia lead from the West Bank town of Ramallah to Jerusalem, on 31 May 2010. Israeli commandos intercepted Gaza-bound aid ships the Free Gaza Movement flotilla, whose ships were boarded by Israeli troops as they attempted to arrive in the Gaza Strip with supplies and hundreds of activists, according to the Israeli Military sources at least 19 activists were killed and many wounded during the operations. EPA/ATEF SAFADI

A protester cries during a demonstration at Taksim square in Istanbul, Monday, May 31, 2010. About 10,000 people have gathered in the Turkish capital to protest Israel's military assault on a convoy of six humanitarian aid ships traveling to Gaza. At least 10 people were killed when Israeli commandos halted the flotilla. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Egyptian anti-riot soldiers prepare to surround an anti-Israel demonstration in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, May 31, 2010 after Israeli commandos stormed six ships carrying hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists on an aid mission to the blockaded Gaza Strip. Israeli commandos on Monday stormed six ships carrying hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists on an aid mission to the blockaded Gaza Strip, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens after encountering unexpected resistance as the forces boarded the vessels. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

epa02180844 Left wing Israelis hold up a Free Gaza banner on the beach in the southern town of Ashdod, Israel, 31 May 2010, as the Israeli navy excorts the first ship of the Free Gaza Movemenet flotilla into the port. Israel boarded the flotila's ships and seized the ships as the flotilla tried to sail to the Gaza Strip with hundreds of activists and 10,000 tons of supplies for the Palestinians. Reports say there are many wounded and some 10 fatalities from the night time boarding and takeover. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER

Lebanese leftists and Palestinians carry a giant Turkish flag during a protest against Israel's interception of aid ships sailing to the Gaza strip in front of the United Nations headquarters in Beirut, May 31, 2010. Israeli commandos intercepted Gaza-bound aid ships on Monday and at least 10 pro-Palestinian activists on board were killed in bloodshed that plunged Israel into a diplomatic crisis. REUTERS/ Sharif karim (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Israeli police escort a wounded passenger of the aid flotilla bound for Gaza as he was brought to the Barzilay hospital in the southern city of Ashkelon on May 31, 2010. At least 10 activists were killed before dawn on May 31 when Israeli navy commandos stormed a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, sparking international outrage and plunging the Jewish state into a diplomatic crisis. AFP PHOTO/DAVID BUIMOVITCH (Photo credit should read DAVID BUIMOVITCH/AFP/Getty Images)

This video image released by the Turkish Aid group IHH Monday May 31, 2010 purports to show Israeli soldiers aboard a military vessel in international waters off the Gaza coast surrounding a Turkish ship. Israeli commandos on Monday stormed six ships carrying hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists on an aid mission to the blockaded Gaza Strip, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens after encountering unexpected resistance as the forces boarded the vessels. AP Photo/IHH via APTN) -- TURKEY OUT --

An Israeli naval vessel (bottom) patrols beside one of six ships bound for Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea May 31, 2010. Israeli marines stormed a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza on Monday and 10 pro-Palestinian activists were killed, triggering a profound diplomatic crisis. REUTERS/Uriel Sinai/Pool (POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

An Israeli military ship (L) intercepts a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea on May 31, 2010 in a pre-dawn raid which killed several pro-Palestinian activists and sparked global outrage, plunging the Jewish state into a diplomatic crisis. AFP PHOTO/POOL/URIEL SINAI (Photo credit should read URIEL SINAI/AFP/Getty Images)

epa02181358 Israeli Navy soldiers stand gauard on a missile ship as the Israeli Navy intercept peace boats headed for Gaza early 31 May 2010 in the Mediterranean sea. A long-anticipated Israeli takeover of six ships carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip turned bloody and violent early 31 May, with at least 10 foreign activists confirmed killed and dozens injured. Seven Israeli soldiers were also injured, one seriously and one critically. Other unconfirmed reports said as many as 16 activists were killed. Some 50 people are reported injured. Sixteen of them were evacuated to Israeli hospitals, with varying degrees of injuries. EPA/URIEL SINAI/POOL