Following the start of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, demonstrators in European countries who wanted to come together in solidarity with Palestine were faced with restrictions, bans, police intervention and detention orders.
In European countries where there are no restrictions or bans on terrorist pro-Israel demonstrations, demonstrations in support of Palestine have been held under the shadow of heavy police surveillance and harsh police intervention, including tear gas, with warnings that those who stray from the route will be detained.
In London, the capital of England, on October 14, tens of thousands of people gathered in front of the headquarters of the British broadcaster BBC to "show solidarity with Palestine and protest the British government's silent attitude towards the rights of Palestinians in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
There was tension between the British police and the activists, and 15 people were detained.
In the early days of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, pro-Israel demonstrations were allowed in the French cities of Paris and Strasbourg, while solidarity demonstrations with Palestine were repeatedly banned by local authorities in Paris, Strasbourg, Lyon and Marseille on the grounds that they "risked disrupting public order."
13 people were detained in Strasbourg, 4 people in Marseille and 1 person in Lyon, where solidarity demonstrations with Palestine were held despite the bans.
Despite the French government's ban decision, a demonstration of support for Palestine was held in the capital Paris on October 12, when the decision was taken, and the police intervened with pepper gas and pressurized water against Palestinian supporters during the demonstration.
Following the start of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Berlin police in Germany have not allowed solidarity demonstrations with Palestinians since October 11.
3 people were detained at a demonstration in support of Palestine held in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.
Approximately 15 thousand people who attended the demonstration held in Amsterdam's Dam Square marched towards Westerpark in the west of the city. Three people were detained during the demonstrations, one of whom raised a HAMAS flag and two of whom resisted the police by covering their faces.
FAMOUS FOOTBALL PLAYER WAS REQUESTED TO BE DEPORTED DUE TO HIS SUPPORT OF PALESTINIANS
Nasser Mazraoui, a Dutch football player of Moroccan origin who plays for Germany's Bayern Munich team, became the target of reactions with his post about Palestine. Christian Democratic Union (CDU) MP Johannes Steiger demanded that the football player be cut off from the club and deported.
Steiger, in his post on the X social media platform, said, "Kurt Landauer's club, which the Nazis called the Jewish Club, cannot allow things to continue this way. Dear FC Bayern, please fire him immediately. Additionally, all options of the state should be used to deport him from Germany."
Mazraoui, who expressed his support for Palestine by posting a photo of the Masjid al-Aqsa on his social media account and quoting the Holy Quran, shared the 42nd verse from the Surah of Abraham, which means "Do not think that Allah is unaware of what the oppressors do."