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France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni with President Shimon Peres in Paris on Tuesday. (Reuters) Last update - 15:36 12/03/2008 Lyon police disperse anti-Israel rally during Peres visit By Adar Primor, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz staff Tags: Israel, PeresIsrael, Peres Dozens of protestors gathered outside the French Resistance museum in Lyon to demonstrate against President Shimon Peres' visit to the museum, which was part of his current tour of France. According to Army Radio, the protestors, many of whom were Palestinians, held signs reading 'Erase Israel' and 'Israel is a criminal.' French security forces forcefully removed the protestors. Advertisement Peres has been touring France since Monday, spending a good portion of his trip by the side of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. In a conversation with Haaretz, Peres said the friendship between Israel and France "had no parallel" in human history. He said he did not see his visit as the "closing of a circle," but as a chance to say thank you for the past, and to open a new chapter of cooperation in facing the challenges of the present and future - first and foremost, Iran's nuclear program and terrorism. Asked whether his comment on the eve of his visit, that Israel would not act alone against the Iranian threat, had been coordinated with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, he replied: "If we act alone, we'll remain alone. [Iranian President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad is the whole world's problem; it should not be reduced to Israel's [problem]. There is no issue here of coordinating statements, but of coordinating policy." On Tuesday, a state dinner was held for Peres in which some thought that Sarkozy's wife, singer-model Carla Bruni, stole the show when she displayed her "pregnant belly." Related articles: Sarkozy to Peres: France will always be at Israel's side In show of love for Israel, Sarkozy makes Peres his first official visitor ANALYSIS: Sarkozy's Holocaust education plan baffles Jews Sarkozy defends Holocaust education proposal amid uproar Bookmark to del.icio.us   Bring the house down Dichter to police: Demolish home of J'lem yeshiva terrorist. Media frenzy Israel to boycott Al-Jazeera TV, claiming incitement to terror.   1.   DOZENS?Theirs must be a really popular cause in France. 14:51  |  PETER SM 12/03/08   2.   DOZENS?Theirs must be a really popular cause in France. 14:51  |  PETER SM 12/03/08   3.   Europe should deal with the enemy from within 15:01  |  SystemF 12/03/08   4.   "dozen" 15:18  |  dan 12/03/08   5.   Result of muslim hate : french jews will immigrate... 15:33  |  french jew 12/03/08   6.   # 4.French Jew. Thats what they want..! 15:59  |  Stephen. 12/03/08   7.   Our Land 17:05  |  Allon 12/03/08   8.   Let me Laugh.. 17:17  |  Zully 12/03/08   9.   No parallel in human history??? 17:51  |  Adam 12/03/08   10.   To 8, Zully d`ont laugh so much!! 18:06  |  Jerome 12/03/08   11.   Remember his age and that he refers essentially to 1950s 18:36  |  Misha 12/03/08   12.   French laicity is broader than religions 18:51  |  Michel 12/03/08   13.   To # 9 Adam 19:09  |  salomoni 12/03/08   14.   Our Land Allon #7 19:26  |  Chaim 12/03/08   15.   Pals in France 21:22  |  Philippe 12/03/08

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