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Donkees

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8. Thousands join Paris's first authorised pro-Palestinian demo since Hamas attacks
Sun Oct 22, 2023, 06:21 PM
Oct 2023


PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Thousands of people waving Palestinian flags and chanting "Gaza, Paris is with you" gathered on Sunday for the first pro-Palestinian demonstration allowed by police in the French capital since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

Around 15,000 people turned out at the Place de la Republique, according to police figures, to express solidarity with Palestinians and call for a ceasefire as the death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza rose to more than 4,700.

"We are here to defend the freedom (of) the people of Palestine, especially with what's happening in Gaza - it's unacceptable," said Noureddine Mansour, a protester present at the Paris rally.

A similar protest in Brussels drew around 12,000, Belgian police said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/thousands-gather-paris-first-authorised-pro-palestinian-demo-since-oct-7-hamas-2023-10-22/

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That's... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #1
it sure is BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 2023 #13
Yeah, pretty much saying fuck what happened to the innocent citizens of 'rael. MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2023 #2
No Flame from me.. Just a Mahalo!💙 Cha Oct 2023 #6
Mahalo Cha. MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2023 #7
I know you understand... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #23
Yes, I agree with that, MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2023 #65
Perhaps... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #67
Have you stopped to consider that NotVeryImportant Oct 2023 #27
Well, it would interesting to know Abolishinist Oct 2023 #64
I mean Prairie Gates Oct 2023 #66
Really? Take it up with James Kanter. Abolishinist Oct 2023 #69
You appear to be conflating 2 different groups muriel_volestrangler Oct 2023 #68
Are they also SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #3
What exactly are they supporting? TexasDem69 Oct 2023 #4
Highly doubtful n/t SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #5
Thousands join Paris's first authorised pro-Palestinian demo since Hamas attacks Donkees Oct 2023 #8
Public opinion is turning against Israel LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #9
Fortunately SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #10
When did public opinion edhopper Oct 2023 #11
"It has nothing do do with anti-semitism" LexVegas Oct 2023 #12
Thousands of Palestinians have been killed AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #16
Soooo, how many of the Palestinians killed so far were innocent? yagotme Oct 2023 #19
I hope this helps AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #21
No, no help at all. yagotme Oct 2023 #25
They're a relief org AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #31
Again SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #32
For many of us, it's clear. Abolishinist Oct 2023 #44
You know, we're just going to go round and round again. yagotme Oct 2023 #35
No, it says 3,420 civilians out of 4,079 muriel_volestrangler Oct 2023 #37
I suspect their numbers. Their site: yagotme Oct 2023 #41
There probably wasn't much point in you asking, then muriel_volestrangler Oct 2023 #42
Getting tired of the headlines yagotme Oct 2023 #45
That's a good question... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #24
Without a "neutral" observer on the ground, I fear it will only be yagotme Oct 2023 #28
Yeah... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #33
Since it's just a percentage of the total, and I detect snark, yagotme Oct 2023 #36
Don't you think.. Think. Again. Oct 2023 #40
Some of the other posts in this thread have a low number. yagotme Oct 2023 #43
You don't get it... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #46
I'm sorry, I've tried to explain that Israel IS trying to avoid yagotme Oct 2023 #47
Oh, ... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #50
Well, I haven't received a "leave" order from a reliable source yet, yagotme Oct 2023 #53
But I left pieces of paper.... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #54
Sorry, this is all I got today... yagotme Oct 2023 #59
Of course they were... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #61
You must have dropped them a block over. No garbage on street here. nt yagotme Oct 2023 #63
So what do you SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #20
Israel could get 100 bulldozers, backed by tanks, yagotme Oct 2023 #48
Post removed Post removed Oct 2023 #52
You are wrong... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #56
This is exactly it AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #14
You don't want Israel SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #15
Target... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #26
Yes, target the aggressors not the civilians LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #29
That's what they're doing SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #30
FULL STOP... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #34
Ok SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #49
I meant exactly what it says... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #51
The quote is from your post SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #55
That statement does NOT imply... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #57
Fair enough SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #58
Nonsense... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #60
Looking at French history xmas74 Oct 2023 #17
Yep n/t SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #18
Or maybe just maybe AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #22
Or maybe the French have never gotten over xmas74 Oct 2023 #70
We're these people sarisataka Oct 2023 #38
I can assure you that no Jew ever believed EllieBC Oct 2023 #39
No evidence that opinion is "turning against Israel". former9thward Oct 2023 #62
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