00:00 On a major transport route in Port Melbourne
00:05 Stop resisting! Stop resisting!
00:08 Pro-Palestinian protesters are arrested one by one
00:12 Pulled off the road
00:13 Free, free Palestine!
00:16 And taken away by dozens of waiting police
00:19 As traffic banked up
00:20 I had to call my manager to say well I can get to the office
00:23 Pretty frustrating, I don't know what they're bloody up to
00:26 Across the city, pro-Palestinian activists ramped up their protests
00:31 Blocking the freeway exit onto Hoddle Street
00:35 Free, free Palestine!
00:37 And staging lie-ins on major city streets
00:40 Two people were also arrested
00:42 After allegedly tampering with traffic lights at a busy intersection in Carlton
00:47 We would support the right of people to protest their views peacefully and respectfully
00:52 But not to disrupt the lives of other Victorians
00:54 We are sorry that you've experienced 15 to 30 minutes of delay
00:57 But it is really nothing compared to the 35,000 lives that were lost in Gaza so far
01:05 On the steps of parliament, protesters called on the state government
01:08 To sever its ties to Israel-based weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems
01:13 From the sea to the river, Palestine will live forever!
01:18 As hundreds more rallied outside of other businesses
01:21 Including Boeing, Dandenong manufacturer AW Bell and BP
01:26 Leave me out of Palestine!
01:29 Rallies like this one outside of oil and gas giant BP have taken place across the city
01:35 As part of a global movement to cause economic disruption
01:38 And shut down transport and traffic
01:40 Organisers have pledged to continue if their demands are not met
01:44 The cries of the people are not being heard
01:47 And therefore we are hitting them where it hurts, which is in their pockets
01:51 More than two dozen cities across the world are also expected to take part
01:56 [BLANK_AUDIO]
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