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IMAN MOHAMED: Global Protests for a Free Palestine | Photo Essay
Voices are echoing worldwide as tens of thousands of people take to the streets to demand an immediate cease-fire and an end to Israel’s war on Gaza.
Protesters hold placards and flags as they chant slogans during a rally in support of Palestinians, outside of the Houses of Parliament in central London on November 15, 2023, to demand Members of Parliament vote for a ceasefire in Gaza. MP’s gathered at the House of Commons to vote on the King’s Speech amendment calling for Gaza ceasefire. PHOTO BY HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
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It’s been more than 100 days since Israel declared war and began bombing Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. In that time, the Israeli military has killed more than 25,000 Gazans, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. Many of these attacks—and the gruesome aftermath—have been captured and shared live on video, as journalists and residents of Gaza document the constant bombardment. As the world watches the horrors unfold, a surge of massive protests calling for a cease-fire spread across the globe, from Washington, D.C., to London, Tokyo, Karachi, Pakistan, and many more.
Despite claims that protest is ineffective, time after time, mass direct action has proved that it is a meaningful response to injustice. Since the start of Israel’s assault on Gaza, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets to raise their voices and demand a free Palestine—even as global powers and mainstream media continue a near-blackout of Palestinian voices, instead amplifying Zionist and Israeli messaging.
Here are nine international protests demonstrating solidarity with the people of Gaza:
1. Days of action in San Francisco
2. Protesters march in London to call for permanent cease-fire
3. Protesters march for Palestine in Washington, D.C.
4. Indonesians rally in support of Gaza
5. South Africans demand cease-fire in Gaza
6. Protesters in Karachi protest on the 100th day of genocide in Gaza
7. Thousands rally in support of Palestinians in Berlin
8. Hundreds protest in Cyprus
9. Protesters in Japan rally in support of Palestinians
| IMAN MOHAMED is the audience engagement editor at YES!, where she is in charge of the organization’s robust social media platforms and creating a strategy for YES! editorial content to deepen our relationship with the YES! community. A media enthusiast with a degree in journalism and international studies from the University of Washington, Iman specializes in digital storytelling and creative promotion of digital articles. She has reported for Seattle Globalist, The UW Daily, and interned at Real Change. In her free time, Iman likes to read mystery books, travel, and hang out with her friends. |
First published in YES! Magazine. Include in Vox Populi with permission.
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Is it coincidental that the Hamas massacres of Israeli citizens on 10/07/23 were immediately followed by a blitzcreig of obviously well organized protests in support of those very Hamas atrocities, not to mention the vurulent anti-Semitism in mass and social media? If you believe so you are a prime candidate for recruitment as a supporter of terrorism. No, Hamas terrorists are not armed resistance fighters, they are barbaric deciples of the hate narrative perpetuating Islamic fascism. They nither support their Palestinian constituents, nor do they represents their interests. For Hamas, and all the proxy terrorist armies of Iran, the Palestinian people are merely another weapon to use in their professed objective for the annihilation of Jews; that is their final solution.
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Here in Peru we aren’t there yet.
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The protests in the US are gaining steam, and Biden and the Dems are waking up to the political liability of funding a genocide.
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