Also True In Gaza

EXCERPT

The state subjugation of popular demonstrations to support Palestinian human rights — protests calling into question the political and military support of Western states for the Israeli government, particularly France, but also the governments of Germany, the UK, the U.S., and Canada — has been intense. The suppression of solidarity demonstrations has been particularly extreme by those governments that most strongly support Israeli military actions. Yet, in a way, these countries’ state policies seem to be oppositely mirrored by the unprecedented protests of their populace. This speaks to a massive distance of political positions between the streets and the halls of power, as protests supporting Palestinian rights and calling for a free Palestine stand in exact opposition to political power in the West.

Source:

https://mondoweiss.net/2023/12/paris-protests-for-gaza-despite-repression/