In Paris, where protests were declared “illegal” people overrode these diktats and marched anyway. Madrid, Spain saw multiple protests over the past week as did New York (with its largest one on Friday October 20). Athens, Greece also saw people marching as did Sydney in Austrialia. Parisians defied an official diktat to protest anyway.
Twenty-one hours back here is what New York witnessed
I can’t believe this coverage of the massive New York march for Palestine actually made it out. Just listen. pic.twitter.com/rkCU7p27db
— Stop Cop City (@JoshuaPHilll) October 20, 2023
The tweet on the protest had, by 3.45 p.m. October 21 received 491.6 k views and several thousand likes.
I can’t believe this coverage of the massive New York march for Palestine actually made it out. Just listen. pic.twitter.com/rkCU7p27db
— Stop Cop City (@JoshuaPHilll) October 20, 2023
This combined video from last week after the ghastly bombing at the Al-Ahli hospital at Gaza killing at least 500, is powerful
4TV UPDATES **Massive pro-Palestine protest in Madrid, Spain. pic.twitter.com/KbJywGZY6f
— Shakeel Yasar Ullah (@yasarullah) October 16, 2023
Free Palestine protests 🇵🇸 London Madrid Milan Brussels Berlin Doha Dhaka Bristol Amman Cardiff Dublin Paris Sydney Chicago Liverpool Los Angeles Amsterdam Edinburgh Damascus tt/syhu961 pic.twitter.com/yT3g2v2wIr
— Anna Mation (@annamation) October 16, 2023
Yes, there were free Palestine protests in London, Madrid, Brussels, Berlin, Doha, Dhaka, Bristol, Amman, Cardiff, Duplin, Paris, Sydney, Chicago, Liverpool, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Damascus.
Jewish Voice for Peace (that is staunchly non-Zionist and speaking against the war crimes of Israel has also been organising sit-ins and protests in the USA. Jewish Voice for Peace @JVPlive defines itself as “Jews organizing towards Palestinian liberation and Judaism beyond Zionism)
“We kept telling them stop equating violence with a people. War crimes are being committed —the answer to war crimes is not war crimes. To end the circle of poverty be honest. TELL THE TRUTH.” – @RashidaTlaib pic.twitter.com/cCWd0Ks7b0
— Jewish Voice for Peace (@jvplive) October 20, 2023
October 19, JVP had organised an effective protest at Capitol Hill,Washington DC.
Grounded in that gravity, the thousands who poured out yesterday saw what’s possible when we take strategic, collective action. We are more committed than ever to escalating together from here.
📷: @ReedDunlea pic.twitter.com/IQR7Ra33W4
— Jewish Voice for Peace (@jvplive) October 20, 2023
The crisis in Gaza only grows more extreme by the day. To shift the tides will require nothing short of a mass movement that refuses to rest–and refuses to let our government rest–until we end Israel’s genocidal war on Palestinians.
📷: @ReedDunlea pic.twitter.com/waoHaRDi5Z
— Jewish Voice for Peace (@jvplive) October 20, 2023
In Harvard, Boston, black students despite harassment and intimidation sustained their protests.
Wallahi I’m in tears…
Black students organizers at Harvard:
“ we will never be harassed into silence” #Gaza#Israel pic.twitter.com/2Nx7cTcU3b— Abier (@abierkhatib) October 20, 2023
London
On October 19, Jews gathered in London to condemn their government’s stand:
HAPPENING NOW: 100s of Jews gather at Parliament Square to make clear that we will not let our grief be weaponised to justify genocide.
As Rishi Sunak visits Israel, we demand he pushes for: ceasefire now, release the hostages, end the siege on Gaza. pic.twitter.com/xPqMqfWrxe
— Na’amod (@NaamodUK) October 19, 2023
“HAPPENING NOW: 100s of Jews gather at Parliament Square to make clear that we will not let our grief be weaponised to justify genocide. As Rishi Sunak visits Israel, we demand he pushes for: ceasefire now, release the hostages, end the siege on Gaza, “ read the tweet.
Sydney
Though Austrialia elected a conservative party back to power and recently had a referendum that denied indigenous peoples their rights, the people spoke out against the injustices in West Asia.
PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTS IN SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
THE PEOPLE ARE WITH PALESTINE pic.twitter.com/UavRWv6DBP
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) October 21, 2023
Madrid, October 16
Massive pro-Palestine protest in Madrid, Spain.
I have never seen Spain 🇪🇸 supports us this much!
pic.twitter.com/xPVyDknvFY— The Palestinian (@InsiderWorld_1) October 16, 2023
🇪🇸🇵🇸🚨‼️ Massive pro Palestine protests in Madrid right now! pic.twitter.com/67WAc8h9Yf
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) October 15, 2023
Starbucks Workers unite
Meanwhile Starbucks Workers have unitedly stood behind Palestine and also in a public statement and poster called out their management for vilifying the union
In stark contrast, India that once proudly led the Non-Alligned Movement (NAM) and the rest of south Asia has been eerily silent. In some places like Delhi and Mumbai where protesters did take to the streets, including Uttar Pradesh, their was a “police crackdown.” The UP chief minister Ajay Bisht aka Adityanath going as far as to “threaten” protesters.
Here is a demonstration on South Korea
🇰🇷🇵🇸 Free Palestine Protest in Seoul, South Korea. pic.twitter.com/W8se0hfRH8
— Censored Men (@CensoredMen) October 21, 2023
And here is Turkey
Turkey🇹🇷 MASSIVE protest in support of the Palestinian people🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/lcjNVu8e6I
— Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis (@DrLoupis) October 20, 2023
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