US EditionBig crowds, clashes with police on fourth day of Italian pro-Palestinian protests
Organizers reported 300,000 protesters in Rome and 170,000 across Spanish cities demanding an end to Israel's Gaza offensive and expressing solidarity with Palestinians.
- Tens of thousands protested in Italy and Spain against Israel's military actions in Gaza, with Italy seeing over 2 million participants in a general strike on Friday to support Palestinians.
- Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Rome criticized Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for her government's response to the Gaza conflict, calling her actions 'a shameful act'.
- Protests were organized following Israel's interception of a humanitarian aid flotilla, leading to calls for solidarity and an end to the war in Gaza.
- Demonstrators in Spain displayed slogans condemning Israel's military actions, while Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez referred to the destruction in Gaza as genocide.
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Pro-Palestinian Protests Turn Violent—Again
Pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets across Spain and Italy over the weekend, with clashes erupting between protesters and police in multiple cities. In Barcelona, eight people were arrested and 20 officers injured after demonstrators vandalised shops they claimed were linked to Israel, according to police. Tens of thousands also protested in Madrid and other Spanish cities, as well as in Rome and Lisbon, in response to Israel stopping…
Events were also held this weekend in Madrid, Barcelona, Rome and Istanbul.
Protests sweep Rome, Madrid and Barcelona against Israel’s actions in Gaza
Barcelona: Hundreds of thousands of Italians and Spaniards marched in Rome, Barcelona and Madrid on Saturday, October 4, against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza in a show of growing international anger over the two-year-old war. The protests in almost every major Spanish city had been planned for weeks, while the demonstration in Rome followed widespread anger after the Israeli interception of a humanitarian aid flotilla that had set sail fro…
Hundreds of Thousands March in Türkiye , the Netherlands and Spain in Support of Palestinians
Hundreds of thousands of people across several European cities marched Sunday in support of Palestinians and an aid flotilla ’s attempt to reach Gaza. Istanbul held the largest of multiple demonstrations being staged in Türkiye. Footage showed crowds walking from the iconic Hagia Sophia to the banks of the Golden Horn, where they were greeted by dozens of boats decked in Turkish and Palestinian flags. The marchers called for Muslim solidarity wi…
In Italy something anomalous is happening. Some say that something like this has not been seen since the 1970s, others say that since the 1990s, and others that since the anti-war movement in Iraq in 2003. The truth is that I, who am 43 years old and have been watching politics since 1998, have never lived a season of marches and initiatives, practically permanent, radical and with a social composition as diverse, as we are seeing in support of …
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