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Added on the 11/05/2024 20:40:40 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images of activist Greta Thunberg and protesters sitting on the floor as police officers stand around them in a circle outside the Malmo Arena in Sweden, as Israel performs in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. IMAGES
The war in Gaza looms over the Eurovision Song Contest, with demonstrators again taking to the streets of the host city, Malmo, in Sweden, to protest against Israel's participation in today's event. Israel ranks with Croatia and Switzerland as one of the bookmakers' favourites to succeed Sweden and take home the colourful and kitschy competition watched by more than a hundred million people. IMAGES
French police step in at the Sorbonne in Paris to clear out pro-Palestinian protesters who had been occupying an amphitheater at the university for about two hours, showing their "solidarity" with Gaza. IMAGES
Police break up a gathering of students rallying in support of Palestinians in front of the Sorbonne University in Paris. IMAGES
Young pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in front of the Pantheon in Paris, while French police intervened at the capital's prestigious Sciences Po university to remove activists who had occupied the building to denounce the Israeli military offensive in Gaza. IMAGES