Both pro-Palestinian and pro-Iran demonstrators took to the streets outside Warsaw's Royal Castle, where the Middle East security conference was being held, protesting Netanyahu's presence at the talks and the United States' reinstatement of sanctions against Tehran.
A U.S.-sponsored Middle East conference aimed at building a coalition against what Washington sees as the threat posed by Iran also produced signs of a warming of ties between Israel and some Arab countries on Wednesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in attendance as foreign ministers and other officials from more than 60 countries gathered for the conference in Warsaw. The summit's agenda includes Iran, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the ongoing conflicts in Syria and Yemen.
Leading European countries Germany and France opted not to send their foreign ministers over concerns the meeting could highlight big-power tensions over Washington's decision last year to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions against Tehran.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 News in English, Reuters