"One of the protesters, left-wing blogger Hossam el-Hamalawy, said the demonstration came in response to recent remarks by Israeli President Shimon Peres, who praised the Egyptian revolt that toppled the government in February. "Peres issued a statement recently calling on Egyptian youth to normalise (with Israel), and this is the Egyptian youth's response," he said. The protest, which started from nearby Cairo University, was the latest in a series of protests outside the embassy since mass demonstrations toppled ex-president Hosni Mubarak on February 11."