Activists rally against Israel in cities across world

Moroccan women wave flags and chant slogans at a protest against ties with Israel, a day before the anniversary of Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in Rabat, Morocco, October 6, 2024 (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Moroccan women wave flags and chant slogans at a protest against ties with Israel, a day before the anniversary of Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in Rabat, Morocco, October 6, 2024 (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Activists are gathering in cities around the world for the second day in a row to rally for or against Israel as the anniversary of the October 7, 2023, attack nears.

In Morocco, tens of thousands protest in Rabat in support of Palestinians and against normalization of ties with Israel. Demonstrators wave Palestinian flags and brandish signs denouncing the kingdom’s 2020 normalization with Israel, amid chants of “Resistance does not die” and “The people want an end to normalization.”

In Sydney and other Australian cities, marches are held in support of Palestinians and Lebanon.

“I can’t believe our government is giving impunity to a violent extremist nation and has done nothing… We’re watching the violence play out on livestream, and they’re doing nothing,” says Samantha Gazal.

Supporters of Israel in Melbourne hold up posters showing hostages who are still held in Gaza.

At a rally in Berlin, near the Brandenburg Gate, hundreds of pro-Israel demonstrators march behind a banner that reads “Against all antisemitism,” accompanied by a police escort.

With many Israel flags waving overhead, marchers chant “Free Gaza from Hamas!” and “Bring them home,” referring to hostages held in the Gaza Strip.

Memorial events for those killed in October 7 are planned for later in the day in Paris and London.

In Italy, where security forces used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent anti-Israel demonstrators in Rome on Saturday, Premier Giorgia Meloni expresses her “full solidarity” with police.

Meloni firmly condemns clashes between a few pro-Palestinian demonstrators and law enforcement officers, saying it was “intolerable that dozens of officers are injured during a demonstration.”

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