Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated in the Gaza Strip in favor of Saddam Hussein and against the United States and Israel. Chanting “Dear Saddam, bomb Tel Aviv,” some of the demonstrators in the Rafah refugee camp, a frequent flashpoint of conflict during the past two years, carried machine guns and smeared black paint on their faces to look like soldiers.
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