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Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around world as Oct 7 anniversary nears

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Disgusting.

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How can anyone celebrate what those animals did on October 7th?!

5 ( +17 / -12 )

Seems like an odd choice of day to demonstrate you are in favor of peace.

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I support Palestinian culture especially related to their deep seated respect and adherence to traditional families, traditional marriage and traditional morals.

With their population growing because of their strict family structure, they will win this.

-5 ( +9 / -14 )

BanthuToday 07:19 am JST

Do you also support the Taliban and their traditional morals?

8 ( +17 / -9 )

Federal judge say stick and stone may break your bone in his ruling ,but mere words should not hurt you Google Federal Judge U of Maryland

-3 ( +3 / -6 )

These are not "pro-Palestinian rallies. They are hate filled antisemitic woke gatherings.

1 ( +14 / -13 )

Millions NOT thousands,

Long Live Palestine

Long Live Justice

Peace NOW in Palestine and Ukraine.

-3 ( +12 / -15 )

All Israel has to do is RETURN what it has STOLEN from the Palestinians and this conflict is Over, just like any other thieve give it back and serve the time, BUT in this case Israel get's off FREE with no jail time.

-1 ( +12 / -13 )

All Israel has to do is RETURN what it has STOLEN from the Palestinians and this conflict is Over, just like any other thieve give it back and serve the time, BUT in this case Israel get's off FREE with no jail time.

What exactly should they give back?

-1 ( +12 / -13 )

Millions NOT thousands, 

Long Live Palestine

Long Live Justice

Peace NOW in Palestine and Ukraine.

Interesting point.

Why are they waving Palestinian flags but not Ukrainian flags.

Where are the massive pro Ukrainian rallies?

1 ( +9 / -8 )

Israel and it's allies might be able to suppress the voices of Freedom and Justice within their borders, BUT they will NEVER be able to do it to the rest of the who are disgusted watching women, Children, and infants shredded into pieces daily.

Enough of this madness and hatred, end Israelis Occupation and Apartheid.

-2 ( +10 / -12 )

"" What exactly should they give back? "" Some Olive Trees, LOL

-5 ( +6 / -11 )

""Why are they waving Palestinian flags but not Ukrainian flags.

Where are the massive pro Ukrainian rallies?""

Feb. 2025

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stormcrowToday  07:16 am JST

How can anyone celebrate what those animals did on October 7th?!

Do you really think that's what they're doing?

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Good, the Palestinians need more than support though, they need protection from the Israel and the US who facilitate, and profit from their death.

In this case, several free countries of the world need to send in their soldiers as Blue Helmets to expel the Israelis and stand as a wall between the US armed Israeli killing machine and the Palestinians. They may need to so the same in Lebanon as well.

Send in 100,000 Euro troops. Stop the killing, establish Palestine as a free and sovereign state and put Israel in it's box.

-1 ( +10 / -11 )

They are not supporting the Hamas and Oct 7. They are supporting Palestinians and what is happening in Gaza.

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Sorry, but I won't "rally" for Palestinian independence on a day that saw them slaughter a couple of thousands of Israelis and took over two hundred hostages.

Just as I won't "rally" for Israel for them causing the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians in their bombing of hospitals and "safe shelters," not to mention thousands all across Gaza.

-2 ( +6 / -8 )

They are not supporting the Hamas and Oct 7. They are supporting Palestinians and what is happening in Gaza.

Many do also support Hamas and what happened on October 7th

-1 ( +10 / -11 )

All Israel has to do is RETURN what it has STOLEN from the Palestinians and this conflict is Over, just like any other thieve give it back and serve the time, BUT in this case Israel get's off FREE with no jail time.

You can't take what was never yours and by the way, even if Israel would give the land back, no matter how much they would give, the Arabs would want more, you think they would stop??? That will never happen, if you think that, it's nothing but a ruse, the ONLY thing that the Arabs care about is that the Jews leave Israel, completely. So this is not even negotiable.

-2 ( +11 / -13 )

Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity…

-1 ( +8 / -9 )

Why not call this orgy of pro Hamas, Hezbollah Islamofascism, its core antisemitism, its "river to the sea" Oct 7th out for it true agenda, the final extermination of the state of Israel, the Jew.

The pictures/photos clearly are pro October 7th horror, slaughtering, atrocities, the massacring, the public torture, raping of civilians, men women, children, even infants.

To call this a "pro Palestinian rally" so close to Oct 7th is more than enough proof these huge crowds are capable of extreme violent hatred against Jews throughout Europe.

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This day must be a day of remembrance for the both the Israel and Gaza, the tens of thousand of victims of war .Not this gross display of Islamic extremist bile.

-2 ( +4 / -6 )

Itso,the people of Israel deserve the government they have and the hell that go along with it, when they benefits from the occupation of and genocide in Palestine

-5 ( +4 / -9 )

Thousands are idiots. Hamas was the aggressor. Hezbellah is the contributor. Iran is the terrorist regime.

Israel is rightfully defending itself.

-1 ( +7 / -8 )

Yrral, before 7th October there was hope towards a two state solution.

Iran proxy Islamic terrorists destroyed and hope of peace.

Iran could now face the harshest retribution, a middle war unlike any conflict before.

-4 ( +4 / -8 )

Imagine if the Middle East didn't exist. The only thing we'd lose would be oil and some historical sites.

-4 ( +1 / -5 )

Israel was bombing before Oct 7,what happened on Oct 7,is no different from what Israel do every day killing innocent people

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Itso,what retribution, when they can retribute ,the US will get toward and coward and leave the Middle East as usual with egg on it face

-4 ( +3 / -7 )

The Jews believe that they have a right to Gaza and the West Bank as 3500 years ago their ancestors happened to live on the land-unbelievable right?

That logic applied to numerous other countries could justify innumerable conflicts.

An Italian could demand that an British person in present-day UK would have to give up their house to them.Their ancestors once lived there right?

In Lebanon in the short time it is estimated that over 2000 people have been killed and countless hours have been mined by Israeli bombs.

To what end?

The hostages are not being returned and the Jewish people are not at all happy with the government, they see the political machinations that are going on and are not falling for the deception.

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Only thing they have to do is unleash a thousand rocket in Israel,if they feel their oil field are threatened

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TamaramaToday  08:07 am JST

Send in 100,000 Euro troops. Stop the killing, establish Palestine as a free and sovereign state and put Israel in it's box.

I'll wager Europeans are uninterested in being exposed to Iranian terrorism.

-4 ( +3 / -7 )

Kur,Jews have never ruled Palestine,but only as they did now about 75 years

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Yrrai the US government, especially congress are fully preparing for such a eventuality.

If the Israeli government retaliate, as pledged, the risk that the US huge military force continuing to expand into the middle east, will be forced to act.

Targeting Iran's oil energy infrastructure, Iran nuclear capabilities, US military technology, land sea and air have moved on since the Iraq gulf war.

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kurisupisuToday  09:42 am JST

An Italian could demand that an British person in present-day UK would have to give up their house to them.Their ancestors once lived there right?

Well, exactly. The world might as well let Italy invade England because it was a Roman province for almost four centuries.

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Slandering human rights activists and antiracists with the label 'antisemitic'.

Insisting that prodemocracy groups are 'attacking the only democracy in the ME' despite the supposedly democratic country violating all the terms of the ICSPCA, and there being other ME countries that pass the basic tests for a country to be considered democratic (the vast majority of the legal population agreeing that their government is a democracy, including those who voted for losing candidates, that the government is responsive to the wishes of the population, the slate of candidates includes someone who mostly shares their positions)

Police attacks on peaceful protesters, police refusing to protect peaceful protests from violent attacks.

Firings, suspensions, job offer withdrawals and public 'black lists' being shared.

All that, and more, and they still take to the streets saying 'We oppose the crime'

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RichardPearceToday  10:11 am JST

there being other ME countries that pass the basic tests for a country to be considered democratic (the vast majority of the legal population agreeing that their government is a democracy,

Press freedom don't lie: Iran is not a democracy

-2 ( +2 / -4 )

An Apartheid doesn't have the right to defend itself. no different than the failed Apartheid in South Africa.

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It is interesting that someone posts 'press freedom don't lie' while al Jazeera has a piece about journalists quitting because the 'free and independent media' is telling lies too egregious for them to ignore.

PS, unlike his press freedom organization, Iranpoll asks the Iranian population what they think, not nonIranians what they think about Iran

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WoodyLeeToday  10:18 am JST

An Apartheid doesn't have the right to defend itself. no different than the failed Apartheid in South Africa.

If its friends and allies can bankroll the election campaigns of enough American politicians it evidently does. Money placed in the 'right' hands can buy anything.

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One of the most toxic misconception is that the politics of ingrained religious beliefs festering over centuries can be solved with treaties and agreements.

Living with the consequences, is one of humanities failures to rise above "ideology" to make peace.

-1 ( +1 / -2 )

Muslims and Arabs should give back the parts of the middle east that they stole in the 7th, 8th and 9th centuries. They should apologize for their roles in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean slave trades. The Mongols and Ottomans should apologize and compensate the victims of their war crimes.

Jews have existed in Israel since long before Arab Muslims.

-4 ( +1 / -5 )

I support Palestinian culture especially related to their deep seated respect and adherence to traditional families, traditional marriage and traditional morals.

They all support the caliphate ideology, where-in anyone who does not follow there caliphate morals, oct7 is inflicted on them..

-1 ( +2 / -3 )

They are not supporting the Hamas and Oct 7..

They are, all of them, all such types celebrated Oct7, no one has condemned Hamas, they never will..

-2 ( +3 / -5 )

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