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00:04 The conflict is still hot.
00:06 In addition to the fierce fighting on the battlefield,
00:10 the global support for the rise of Palestine is also increasing.
00:13 Now every weekend, large-scale demonstrations are being held all over the world.
00:18 Even in social media, there is a wave of "watermelon" to support Palestine.
00:24 Many netizens posted photos and videos with watermelons.
00:28 Some people even changed their profile picture directly to a watermelon to support Palestine.
00:33 The watermelon was so popular because of the conflict.
00:37 But why is it a watermelon?
00:40 Please pay attention.
00:41 The color of the watermelon is red, white, green, and black.
00:47 It is exactly the same as the four colors on the Palestinian flag.
00:51 Although the color of the watermelon is not entirely the same as the flag,
00:56 for a long time, watermelons have been an important symbol of Palestine's free struggle.
01:02 In the 1967 Six-Day War,
01:05 after Israel attacked Egypt and broke out the third Middle East war,
01:09 the victorious Israel occupied the territories of the Gaza Strip,
01:12 the West Bank of the Jordan River, and East Jerusalem.
01:16 At that time, Israel was very resentful of the Palestinian flag.
01:20 So they ordered the people who banned the Gaza Strip and the West Bank of the Jordan River
01:24 to show the Palestinian flag.
01:26 Those who disobeyed were arrested and sentenced to death.
01:30 In order to avoid being arrested,
01:32 the Palestinians turned to the watermelon produced locally
01:36 as a symbol of the Palestinian flag.
01:39 When they went out, the locals would also bring a watermelon with them.
01:43 This is not only a protest action,
01:46 but also an expression of their feelings for their homeland.
01:51 Until 1993,
01:53 when Israel and Palestine negotiated under the US frontiers,
01:56 and signed the Oslo Agreement in Norway,
01:59 Israel was willing to show the Palestinian flag.
02:04 And in this period,
02:05 the history of protesting with watermelon
02:07 is once again emerging in this conflict.
02:11 Many Palestinian activists have also launched large-scale brand plagiarism campaigns
02:15 on the Internet and in the real world,
02:18 to resist the international brands that are only supporting Israel.
02:27 From street protests to the brand plagiarism,
02:30 in the British capital London,
02:32 a large number of protesters held up the Palestinian flag
02:35 and went to the McDonald's fast food restaurant to protest.
02:37 In order to prevent the conflict from worsening,
02:39 a large number of police officers also built up a wall at the entrance.
02:41 But the protesters still held up the window
02:43 and pointed at the people who were cheering for McDonald's.
02:45 "How shameful!"
02:47 But in the face of the accusations,
02:49 some customers in the restaurant didn't care,
02:51 and even raised their phones to take pictures of the protesters outside.
02:54 In addition, more than 30,000 protesters also flooded the London Trafalgar Square.
02:59 They danced the Palestinian flag
03:01 and raised the slogan "If you are a bar, stop the fire."
03:04 They even put hundreds of Palestinian children's portraits on the ground,
03:08 hoping to arouse people's sympathy.
03:11 The camera turned to Paris, France.
03:15 Thousands of people took to the streets to protest.
03:17 Some people raised a watermelon picture of the Palestinian flag to show their support.
03:20 They hoped that French President Macron could speak up
03:23 and ask Israel to stop the fire.
03:25 "Emmanuel Macron's voice matters in Europe and internationally.
03:28 If the President of the Republic has a strong voice,
03:31 and asks to stop the fire immediately,
03:33 condemning war crimes, it will count in the political landscape."
03:35 "It's not up to the standard.
03:36 Once again, we ask to stop the fire immediately,
03:38 and the President of the Republic is ashamed in other countries not to demand it."
03:40 In another corner of the city,
03:41 thousands of protesters also took to the streets to support Saint Diago.
03:44 Some even dressed up as Palestinian women
03:47 to imitate the mother crying in pain.
03:51 "President, we are from Venezuela,
03:53 and we are going out to tell you
03:56 that Palestine must be respected.
03:59 Palestine has its rights, and it has the right to life.
04:03 Please, don't kill more Palestinians."
04:06 "The voice of the people, the voice of the people."
04:09 "The voice of the people, the voice of the people."
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