FM Heiko Maas promises 'unwavering' protection for Jewish houses of worship, following anti-Israel protests amid fighting in Gaza

Jewish and pro-Israel groups have tried for years to have the march banned as a purely antisemitic demonstration

Activists say decision to curb demonstration aimed at showing solidarity with Palestinians shows that peace deal with Israel is being imposed from above

Hundreds take part in anti-annexation protest in which activists call to abolish police, Israel and American government, and cry 'From Gaza to Minnesota, globalize the Intifada!'

Republican Jewish Coalition blames march on Black Lives Matter movement, calls on Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden to condemn event

Demonstrators burn Israeli flags, call for boycott of American products, denounce US as 'enemy of peace' and chant 'Palestine is not for sale'

Fake caskets placed in courtyard where posters memorialized general Qassem Soleimani, killed in a targeted American strike last month

Unidentified speaker at event said American presidents were 'criminals and terrorists' and expressed his belief that the Jewish state 'is crumbling'

Demonstrators at Iran-inspired rally in Times Square proclaim support for intifada, say Jewish State is 'racist puppet' of US

Numbers at al-Quds Day rally reportedly lower than expected; pro-Palestinian demonstrators call Israel a 'child murderer,' label Zionism as 'anti-Semitic'