Sunday, November 12, 2023

Demonstrators in Sweden rally in support of Palestinians

Protestors criticised Swedish government's support to Israel, accusing it of complicity in Israel's war crimes

Atila Altuntas |12.11.2023 -
Thousands of people gather at the Odenplan plaza to demonstrate the bombings in Gaza as they chant slogans and hold Palestinian flags in Stockholm, Sweden on November 5, 2023.
 ( Atila Altuntas - Anadolu Agency 

STOCKHOLM

A large number of people in Stockholm took to the streets to show solidarity with Palestine on Sunday.

The protestors gathered near the Swedish parliament to protest Israel's attacks on Gaza and to support Palestine.

They chanted "Freedom for Palestine" and carried banners drawing attention to the killing of thousands of children in Gaza.

They also backlashed the Swedish government's support for Israel, accusing the government of complicity in Israel's war crimes.

Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip -- including hospitals, residences, and houses of worship -- since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Oct. 7.

The number of deaths in the ongoing Israeli military attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 has surpassed the grim figure of 11,100, including more than 8,000 children and women, the government media office in Gaza said on Sunday.

The Israeli death toll is more than 1,400, according to official figures.

'Freedom for Palestine' rally held in Cologne, Germany

Protestors say Palestinian people have been subjected to 'persecution' for years

Mesut Zeyrek |12.11.2023 
People take part in a pro-Palestine demonstration in Heumarkt Square of Germany's Cologne on November 01, 2023. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )

COLOGNE

Freedom for Palestine rally held in Cologne, Germany, in solidarity with the Palestinian people on Sunday.

Participants gathered at the square between the historic Cologne Cathedral and the train station carried Palestinian flags and banners with messages criticizing Israel.

The rally was attended by citizens of different countries as well as Turkish people.

In the speeches made during the demonstration, the "persecution" that the Palestinian people have been subjected to for years was underlined, and the attitude of the Israeli government was criticized.

Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip -- including hospitals, residences, and houses of worship -- since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Oct. 7.

The number of deaths in the ongoing Israeli military attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 has surpassed the grim figure of 11,100, including more than 8,000 children and women, the government media office in Gaza said on Sunday.

The Israeli death toll is nearly 1,600, according to official figures.

Greeks protest relentless Israeli attacks on Gaza, express solidarity with Palestinians

Palestinian flags displayed by participants, spectators during 40th Athens Maraton

Ahmet Gencturk |12.11.2023 

People gather as they carry Palestinian flags stage a demonstration in support of Palestinians during Athens Classic Marathon in Athens, Greece on November 12, 2023. ( Costas Baltas - Anadolu Agency )

ATHENS

The Greeks protested on Sunday the relentless Israeli attacks on Gaza and expressed solidarity with Palestinians.

Hundreds of spectators, who gathered at the Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens on the occasion of the 40th Athens Marathon opened Palestinian flags and chanted pro-Palestinian slogans.

Some participants of the marathon also displayed smaller size Palestinian flags to express solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Meanwhile, as reported by the Greek Communist Party’s (KKE) news outlet 902.gr, hundreds of people rallied around Souda Bay in Greece, used by the US Navy and Air Forces, to protest the Israeli attacks on Gaza and the NATO and US polices in the conflict.

Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip -- including hospitals, residences, and houses of worship -- since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Oct. 7.
The number of deaths in the ongoing Israeli military attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 has surpassed the grim figure of 11,100, including more than 8,000 children and women, the government media office in Gaza said on Sunday.

The Israeli death toll is more than 1,400, according to official figures.

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