The group wielded placards and sang chants as people arrived at the Hopton-on-Sea holiday park for the World Indoor Bowls Championships, which start today.

Security staff from the venue monitored the protestors while a police unit also spent some time at the scene.

The demonstrators staged what they called an 'emergency rally' after tournament organisers reversed a previous ban on the Israeli bowlers taking part following an outcry.

Police at the scene at Potters Resort (Image: Bruno Brown) The World Bowls Tour had earlier withdrawn the invitation to the Israeli competitors, Daniel Alomin, Amnon Amar and Itai Rigbi, after coming under pressure from pro-Palestinian activists.

But critics, including Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe, accused the officials of cowardice and of "empowering antisemites".

Mr Lowe previously described the those organising today's protest as a "hate mob" and has underlined how welcome the........

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