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Demonstrators cry 'nuke Israel,' carry Hezbollah flags at U.S. anti-Israel rallies - Haaretz - Israel News

Demonstrators cry 'nuke Israel,' carry Hezbollah flags at U.S. anti-Israel rallies - Haaretz - Israel News: "Comparisons of Israel to Nazi Germany and signs depicting the Star of David as equal to the swastika have been a recurring feature at rallies in the United States protesting Operation Cast Lead, the Anti-Defamation League said on Monday.

Though they lack the violence of their counterparts in the Middle East, protests held in the United States against Operation Cast Lead have included extreme rhetoric that wouldn't look out of place among the extremists of our region."

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