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6. Israel has not been making many friends - "Hundreds of thousands march across Europe in support of Palestinians"
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:58 PM
Oct 5

Israel has not been making many friends lately.

https://apnews.com/article/gaza-protests-turkey-europe-2ee3dc7338d9c27f88a9f730ce927343

"... In the Netherlands, an estimated 250,000 people, most dressed in red, gathered in Amsterdam to press the government to take tougher action against Israel.

... A weekend of rallies across Europe

A day after mass demonstrations across Spain, thousands of people held smaller marches in several cities, calling for an “end to genocide” and trade relations with Israel.

Rallies in Santiago and Gijon, both in the north of Spain, were among the largest, with several thousand attendees. In Gijon, a group of women marched carrying white bundles symbolizing the bodies of children killed in Gaza.

Sunday’s demonstrations came a day after hundreds of thousands marched in Rome, Barcelona and Madrid in a show of growing international outrage at Israel’s two-year military campaign in Gaza. Smaller rallies took place in Paris, Lisbon, Athens and Skopje, North Macedonia, and in London and Manchester..."

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