Hundreds of activists hold anti-Israeli rally in Madrid
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists have held a rally in the Spanish capital Madrid to show their anger at Israel’s aggressive policies towards the Palestinians.
On Friday night, around 400 activists, holding Palestinian flags, gathered outside Israeli culture center and museum Sefarad House in Madrid to demonstrate their solidarity for Palestine.
The angry demonstrators chanted slogans and carried placards demanding an end to the ongoing Israeli crimes against the Palestinians, and also called on the international community to boycott Israeli products.
The rally was previously set to be in front of the Israeli embassy in the Spanish capital. However, protesters had to change the location of the gathering after receiving threats from an anti-Muslim extremist right-wing group. A large number of police officers were deployed to prevent any incident of violence
Organizers say the pro-Palestinian demonstration passed peacefully with no incidents. The participants also vowed to continue their demonstrations in support of the Palestinian cause.
Tensions in the occupied territories gained momentum after the Tel Aviv regime imposed in August restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers into the al-Aqsa Mosque in East al-Quds (Jerusalem). The Palestinians are also angry at aggressive Israeli settlers, who frequently storm al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam.
The Palestinian Health Ministry says at least 54 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds more have been injured in Israeli attacks since early October. At least nine Israelis have died as a result of attacks over the past few weeks.
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