French police use water cannons and teargas on banned pro-Palestinian rally

French police used teargas and water cannon to break up a banned rally in support of the Palestinian people in Paris on Thursday (October 12), as President Emmanuel Macron urged the French to remain united and refrain from bringing the Israel-Hamas conflict home.

Macron's interior minister had earlier banned pro-Palestinian protests, saying they were "likely to generate disturbances to public order".

France is home to Europe's largest Muslim and Jewish communities. The Middle East conflict has often stoked domestic tensions in the past.

Macron called on avoiding "divisions" and said the government had acted to boost police protection of Jewish sites, including schools and synagogues.

Before he spoke, the far-left France Unbowed party faced criticism for refusing to call the Hamas attack an act of terrorism, causing tension with its Socialist and Green opposition partners.

Despite the ban, several hundred pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in central Paris in separate groups that police forces sought to keep from merging.

Demonstrators chanted "Israel murderer" and "Macron accomplice." Macron has previously condemned the deadly attack by the Palestinian militant Hamas group and voiced solidarity with Israel.

Earlier this week, Hamas called for protests across the Muslim world on Friday (October 13) to support Palestinians.

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[lupoligiuseppe]

Arrest and send them in Gaza all of them

[mnpd]

France needs to import millions more. Can finally rename the country New Gaza.

[paulbailey]

This is only the beginning of a very big problem

[davidrhodes]

That's what should be done in the UK, but we're too soft.

[craigclifton]

What they doing in France? Good on the French

[imaginemetoo]

Terrorists and Terrorism harm the human

[rutrutbella]

Let them go back then they won't do that though

[melvinstokes]

About time, I wished England would it

[dksjdkssj]

They didnt have to do something else. Those guys did you not see when Russia invaded Ukraine. Hypocrits

[kniespel]

Why they allow that ? Europe is not their land to do what ever they want !!

[allenmark]

Water and teargas? They must be black.

[monsterrrmon]

Send them all to gaza, let them protest in gaza 😅

[Applecompuser]

I hope UK regroups. I admire them very much. France has always been this way and that way. In and out of NATO.

[joshdavin]

They talk about wanting to end the retaliation due to hamas terrorism. Yet they dont advocate for hamas to stop terrorism at all.

[AyushSharma-jgfq]

What they are doing in France that is the main question...

[IJustANormec]

The people of Gaza and Hamas are different concepts, but if you support the actions of Hamas who struck first this time, then be kind enough to go back to your homeland - Europe doesn't need such people.

[florarobbins]

I feel so sad for Israel 🇮🇱 to free Palestinians from hamas

[zai.p]

THEY'LL NEVER SILENCE US! WE'LL KEEP FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[azbowhunter]

Bring that thing to the college campuses here in America.

[SShanakhi]

They have the right to protest and support any side.