Pro-Palestinian demonstrators across Europe step out in support of ceasefire

euronews (in English)

Protesters took to the streets of London, Berlin, Rome and the French city of Marseille over the weekend calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and the safe delivery of aid.

Transcript

00:00 Huge crowds gathered in countries across Europe on Saturday in support of Palestinians and

00:06 the war ravaged territory. For the second consecutive weekend, thousands of demonstrators

00:10 took to the streets of London, voicing an anti-war message.

00:16 In Rome, hundreds called for a stop to Israeli air strikes on Gaza. Waving Palestinian flags,

00:22 the demonstrators marched with the cry of "Free Palestine" and held banners that read

00:27 "No Peace Until We Get Freedom".

00:31 Despite a ban on demonstrations issued by Berlin police, several hundred pro-Palestinian

00:36 demonstrators marched unhindered through the streets of the German capital. Police on site

00:41 surrounded the demonstrators and finally allowed the procession to move on.

00:46 In response to a call by several associations, around 100 people gathered near the old port

00:51 of Marseille in southern France to call for peace between Israel and the Palestinian people.

00:57 [Whoosh]

Category

Transcript

Recommended