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Dublin march calling to boycott Israel coincides with European summit
More than 1,000 protesters took to the streets of Ireland’s capital, Dublin, against Israel’s war on Gaza as leaders from around 45 European countries met for a European Political Community summit. Police prevented them from reaching the leaders’ dinner venue.
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Ireland’s capital, Dublin, on Thursday, 12 November, protesting Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip as the European Political Community summit brought together leaders from around 45 European countries at the city’s Convention Centre.
Protesters waved Palestinian and Irish flags and held signs reading “Boycott Israel” and “No to genocide and war.” Irish broadcaster RTÉ estimated that around 1,000 people took part in the evening march, while the Irish Examiner said the number may have reached 1,300.
The footage shows protesters marching through Dublin’s streets at night, carrying a large banner calling for a boycott of Israel and chanting “Free Palestine.”
Police block access to leaders’ dinner
The march, organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the People Before Profit party, set off from the Spire monument on O’Connell Street toward the National Gallery, where an official dinner for the leaders was held. Irish police, however, closed the route on Nassau Street and directed protesters toward Molesworth Street, opposite the parliament building, where speeches focused on Gaza and the Palestinian cause.
Earlier in the day, the group Mothers Against Genocide held a vigil attended by around 50 to 60 people. Police arrested two men on suspicion of public-order offences after scuffles broke out when officers prevented protesters from reaching the banks of the River Liffey, where security restrictions had been imposed for the summit.
One participant from Belfast told RTÉ: “They are in tents. The tents are submerged in floodwater, and your government and mine are doing nothing about it.”
Ireland’s largest security operation
The summit took place amid the largest security and policing operation in Ireland’s history. The war in Ukraine and Europe’s role in peace negotiations dominated the meeting, while Irish Examiner columnist Eileen Loughlin questioned why Palestine was absent from the summit’s agenda.
Video: TRT Haber. Photos: RTÉ, The University Times
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