# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has condemned Palestinian supporters clashing with police during a counter-protest against Israel supporters in Sea Point yesterday. Videos of the chaos doing the rounds on social media showed a heavy police presence with stun guns and water cannons deployed to disperse the crowds. Seven people have been arrested and face charges of public violence. Hill-Lewis says protests in Cape Town over the Israel-Palestine conflict have been an example of peacefulness, with very few exceptions:
Cape Town mayor condemns disruption of pro-Israel protest [SOUND]