France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations

Source: BBC

France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations

13 October 2023

By Ido Vock & Laurence Peter
BBC News

The French government has banned pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin warned that foreign nationals who break the rules would be "systematically" deported, while President Emmanuel Macron called for unity.

The move comes as European governments fear a rise in antisemitism triggered by the Israel-Hamas war.

Despite the ban, a large crowd of pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested in Paris on Thursday.

Police made 10 arrests and used water cannon to disperse the 3,000-strong rally at Place de la République, where demonstrators chanted "Israel murderer" and "Palestine will win" and waved Palestinian flags.

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