In Tel Aviv, celebrating the Parisian Seine bank tribute

There is Tel Aviv sur Seine and then there’s Tel Aviv.

After Paris Mayor Anne Hildalgo refused to cancel the “Tel Aviv sur Seine” day despite calls from critics denouncing the event as promoting Israeli politics, Israelis celebrate on the coast of the Mediterranean together with French tourists.

French tourists and Israelis dance on a beach in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv during a gathering in response to the controversy surrounding the "Tel Aviv sur Seine" event in Paris on August 13, 2015. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
French tourists and Israelis dance on a beach in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv during a gathering in response to the controversy surrounding the “Tel Aviv sur Seine” event in Paris on August 13, 2015. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

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