{"id":406279,"date":"2025-09-07T22:11:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T22:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/406279\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T22:11:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T22:11:42","slug":"tens-of-thousands-join-pro-palestinian-march-in-brussels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/406279\/","title":{"rendered":"Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian march in Brussels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a aria-label=\"View image\" class=\"prezly-slate-image-rollover\" id=\"image-8c2c0051-663f-4966-94b3-07edca4ea240\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com\/8c2c0051-663f-4966-94b3-07edca4ea240\/Belgaimage-133534732.jpg\" style=\"max-width:9504px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"prezly-slate-media prezly-slate-image__media prezly-slate-media--image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Belgaimage-133534732.jpg\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\"><strong>About 70,000 people joined a pro-Palestinian march in Brussels on Sunday, according to police estimates. Organisers claimed up to 110,000 attended the rally, dubbed the second \u201cRed Line for Gaza\u201d protest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">The demonstration was backed by around 200 organisations, including NGOs 11.11.11 and CNCD-11.11.11, trade unions, and community groups. Participants dressed in red and carried red cards to signal disapproval of the Belgian federal government and the European Union\u2019s response to the conflict.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belganewsagency.eu\/no-ambiguity-about-interpretation-of-gaza-deal-says-foreign-minister\" class=\"prezly-slate-bookmark-card-component__thumbnail\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757283101_643_600x600.jpeg&quot;)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"prezly-slate-bookmark-card-component__thumbnailImage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757283101_643_600x600.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Website preview\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">Belgium\u2019s government <a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belganewsagency.eu\/no-ambiguity-about-interpretation-of-gaza-deal-says-foreign-minister\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">agreed <\/a>last week on a national position regarding Gaza, but organisers said the measures did not go far enough. They called for stronger action at both the national and <a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belganewsagency.eu\/no-ambiguity-about-interpretation-of-gaza-deal-says-foreign-minister\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">European level<\/a>, including trade restrictions on Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">Speakers at the rally urged Belgium to move beyond symbolic steps and to press for EU-wide sanctions. They argued that further measures were necessary if the country was to fulfil its international obligations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">\u00a9 BELGA PHOTO MARIUS BURGELMAN<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\"><strong>Related News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belganewsagency.eu\/netanyahu-criticises-weak-de-wever-over-belgiums-position-on-palestine\" class=\"prezly-slate-bookmark-card-component__thumbnail\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757283101_588_600x600.jpeg&quot;)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"prezly-slate-bookmark-card-component__thumbnailImage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757283101_588_600x600.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"432\" alt=\"Website preview\"\/><\/a><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belganewsagency.eu\/belgium-tired-of-eu-inaction-on-gaza-says-foreign-minister\" class=\"prezly-slate-bookmark-card-component__thumbnail\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757283102_975_600x600.jpeg&quot;)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"prezly-slate-bookmark-card-component__thumbnailImage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757283102_975_600x600.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Website preview\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"About 70,000 people joined a pro-Palestinian march in Brussels on Sunday, according to police estimates. 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