"We're living in a 5-start occupation here." So explained a Palestinian businessman and frequent participant in back channel negotiations as we shared some delicious hummus and mohammara at Darna restaurant, one of Ramallah's most upscale restaurants, which as we spoke was filling up with members of the city's elite and the ubiquitous foreign NGO community.

ANKARA — Tens of thousands of people joined angry rallies across the world Monday after a deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, demanding retaliation and showing support for the Palestinians.

Turkish protesters tried to storm the Israeli consulate and burned Israeli flags after the incident left nine dead, while police used tear gas to break up several demonstrations in European cities.

"Damn Israel!", "A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, revenge, revenge!" yelled protesters in Istanbul where about 10,000 people converged on the central Taksim square in the afternoon after marching from the consulate.

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