A protest against Israeli participation in a trade show in northern Italy saw heavy clashes between demonstrators and police on Saturday, with several reported to have been injured, according to Italian news agency ANSA. Demonstrators in the northern Italian city of Vicenza threw firecrackers and smoke bombs in the direction of officers and used plastic batons. Police responded by deploying water cannons. Several left-wing groups had organized the rally against the presence of Israeli exhibitors at a jewellery and gemstone fair in Vicenza. Around 500 people gathered in front of the exhibition …