Protesters denounce Israeli attack on Gaza

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Palestinian residents of Nicaragua burn an image of an Israeli flag during a protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza in Managua January 7, 2009.   REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

Nicolas Maduro, Venezuelan Foreign Minister, said, "It is for this reason that the Bolivarian government of President Hugo Chavez, among other political diplomatic measures, has decided today to declare persona non grata and expel the ambassador of Israel and reduce to a minimum diplomatic representation of this embassy in Venezuela."

In Mexico, some 60 protesters stood outside the Israeli Embassy in Mexico City to condemn the attacks.

Elsewhere in the world, an Israeli basketball team was forced to leave the court in the Turkish capital Ankara as hundreds of fans began chanting "Israel, killers!"

Turkey has good ties with Israel but but the bombing and invasion of Gaza has sparked mass street protests and harsh criticism from the government.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei