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Gaza Protests Anti-Islam Movie

Gaza Protests Anti-Islam Movie
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Palestinian men burn the US flag during a demonstration against a film deemed offensive to Islam, on September 12, 2012 in front of the United Nations headquarters in Gaza City. A film at the center of anti-US protests in the Middle East which killed a diplomat was made by an Israeli-American who describes Islam as a 'cancer,' the Wall Street Journal reported. The movie, 'Innocence of Muslims,' was directed and produced by Sam Bacile, a 52-year-old real-estate developer from southern California who says Islam is a hateful religion. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/GettyImages)

TRIPOLI, Libya -- Dozens of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have burned American flags and chanted "Death to America," protesting an American film that mocks the Muslim Prophet Muhammad.

The protest Wednesday in Gaza City was sponsored by supporters of the Popular Resistance Committees, a militant group aligned with the ruling Hamas movement.

Some protesters carried swords, axes and black flags. They also used knives to cut posters of Morris Sadek, the Egyptian-born Christian who has promoted the film.

They chanted, "Shame on everyone who insults the prophet."

Hamas, the larger militant group that governs Gaza, also condemned the film.

Its religious affairs minister, Ismail Radwan, called it an "insult to the millions of Muslims all over the world."

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