Pro-Palestine Protesters March In Rome, Chanting “Israele Terrorista” On Nakba Anniversary

In Rome, a pro-Palestine march opened with the banner “Stop al genocidio, Israele terrorista” and set off on Saturday 17 May at 15:00 from piazza dell'Indipendenza.

RomaToday said about “Un centinaio” of students marched with the chant “Israele terrorista,” carrying Palestinian flags and flags of the collectives Cambiare Rotta, Osa, Rete dei comunisti and Potere al popolo.

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The same article said the demonstration was organized on the day of the anniversary of the Nakba, described as the forced exodus of “circa 700mila” Palestinian Arabs in 1948 from territories occupied by Israel during the first Arab-Israeli war.

At the march’s route along via Tiburtina in the San Lorenzo district, RomaToday reported that a boy with a kippah approached the procession and was met with “vergogna, vergogna” and whistles, before police moved him away.

Yousef Salman, president of the Comunità palestinese di Roma e del Lazio, told the rally that “Noi speriamo che in questo momento l'Europa cominci a farsi sentire.”

A report from www.saba.ye said that on Saturday 19 May 2024, several European cities and capitals held demonstrations demanding an end to what it called the “agression sioniste” against Gaza.

Saba said a national solidarity march was launched “depuis le centre de Londres vers le siège du gouvernement britannique” to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and to pressure the British government to stop authorizing arms sales to Israel.

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In France, Saba reported a march in Paris on the Nakba anniversary to denounce the aggression against Gaza and demand an immediate ceasefire, while it also described a Berlin demonstration called by German organizations and associations including Jewish organizations.

Saba added that in Copenhagen, a march took place in solidarity with Palestinians to denounce the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip, and it said demonstrators called for an end to German arms exports to Israel.

The Anadolu Ajansı report said that on 16 May 2026, “Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated across Europe” to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, with crowds in Stockholm at Odenplan Square and protesters marching in Athens from Eleftheria Park toward the Israeli and US embassies.

In London, IRNA said thousands of supporters of Palestine protested in central London on the 78th anniversary of the Nakba against occupation, the “genocide in Gaza,” and Britain’s military-political support for the Zionist regime.

IRNA reported that the march began in west London and moved toward government and diplomatic centers on Pall Mall and Waterloo Place, with protesters chanting slogans for “a halt to arms sales to Tel Aviv” and for “an end to the siege of Gaza.”

IRNA said the rally, titled “Nakba 78,” was organized at the call of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and supported by anti-war and anti-racism groups.

Anadolu Ajansı said that in London police mounted a major security operation as multiple marches took place across the city, and it quoted the Metropolitan Police saying “thousands of officers” were deployed to prevent clashes.

Anadolu Ajansı also described the policing operation as including “armoured vehicles, mounted units, drones, and helicopters” as rival groups converged in central London.