Crowds of furious pro-Palestine activists calling for an end to the war in Gaza demonstrated against the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship on another Greek island on Tuesday - the third such protest on Greek islands in the last week.
Protesters on the southern Greek island of Crete unfurled a huge Palestinian flag at the port of Agios Nikolaos and shouted 'Free, free Palestine' as the tourists on board the Crown Iris disembarked and left on buses for their tours of the island.
Activists from the sizeable protest, some garbed in keffiyehs, carried posters and placards, accusing Israel of committing genocide and 'deliberately starving Palestinians'.
The demonstrators clashed with police squads, armed with riot shields and helmets, who were deployed at the pier where the cruise ship was docked and tried to push back the chanting masses.
Officers even used pepper spray at one point to keep the protest in control as scuffles broke out between activists and the police, reported local media.
