A small group carrying Israeli flags confronted the marchers as they arrived at the City Hall.
Thousands of people have marched through the centre of Belfast as part of a pro-Palestinian demonstration.
The rally gathered at Writer’s Square in Belfast on Sunday and numbers swelled as it marched along Royal Avenue, with participants carrying flags and chanting pro-Palestinian slogans. There were angry scenes as the two sets of demonstrators exchanged insults and police moved in to keep them apart. He said: “We need to send a message to the Palestinian people that we support you, we are with you, we are against the bombardment of civilian people.“We want people to live an equal life, we want them to have the same rights as everyone else.”Sinn Fein MLA Pat Sheehan was among the marchers at the front of the rally.Speaking at this event he said: “One would be forgiven for thinking it is the Israelis who are living under occupation, rather than the Palestinians.
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