In Auckland, thousands of people expressed solidarity with Palestine. The organizers ask diplomatic and economic sanctions against Israel and the recognition of the Palestinian State.
Thousands of people participated in the March to support the Palestinians in Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand on Saturday. The organizers say it was the largest demonstration of its kind in the country since the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip. Reuters informed about it, writes TASR.
On the so -called. The march for humanity in the center of Auckland, according to the initiative of Aotearoa for Palestine, has arrived approximately 50,000 people. The New Zealand police estimated their participation to about 20,000.
Many of the participants of Saturday’s demonstration, according to the RNZ public service station, carried Palestinian flags and banners with inscriptions such as “do not normalize genocide” and “take courage and stand up for Palestine”. The organizers demand that the New Zealand government immediately introduce diplomatic and economic sanctions in Israel.
Are considering recognition of the Palestinian State
In August, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon described the recent Israeli action in the Gaza Strip as “absolutely scary” and said that New Zealand was considering the recognition of the Palestinian state. In recent months, several states have committed themselves in recent months, such as France, Canada and Australia.
On the August march, demonstrators in Auckland managed to close the main bridge Harbor Bridge. They had a similar plan this Saturday, but because of the predicted strong wind they had to drop it. The police said they had not retained anyone during the demonstration, and the roads along the route the participants were crossing were again open.
The protest was described as the largest
Aotearoa spokeswoman for Palestine Arama Rata said it was the largest propalestinian march in New Zealand since the outbreak of the Gaza Conflict, which caused the attack of the Palestinian Hamas movement to Israel from October 2023.
The Israeli army, in response to the Hamas attack, launched extensive bombing and later ground operation. The offensive ravaged the Gaza band, expelled at least 1.9 million locals from homes and deprived more than 64,000 people. The UN considers data on the number of victims provided by the Gazan authorities. In addition, humanitarian organizations draw attention to the lack of food that leads to the widespread starvation of the Palestinians.
