Trump’s Quds Move Protested across Europe
Significant marches were held in Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden; where protesters chanted slogans in solidarity with the Palestinians, carrying flags of Palestine.
On Wednesday, Trump announced US recognition of Quds as Israel’s capital as well as plans to relocate the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Quds.
The controversial decision has angered Muslims throughout the world.
In Geneva, protesters gathered in front of the United Nations in the Swiss city center on Saturday to decry the decision.
Demonstrators chanted slogans against Israel and Trump's decision on Quds, carrying banners reading “Free Palestine, End Israeli Occupation.”
Holding banners reading "Take your hands off Quds”, “Quds is the capital of Palestine” and “No, we are not giving you Quds", some hundreds of people from non-governmental organizations also gathered outside the building of International Court of Justice in The Hague.
In Swedish capital Stockholm, over 2,000 protesters accompanied by the Union of European Turkish Democrats (UETD) as well as some local groups marched to the US Embassy, where they chanted "Freedom to Palestine".
Speaking in front of the embassy building, Sibel Amine Mert from Stockholm chapter of the UETD said they totally disagree with the decision of Trump, emplacing that Turkey and all Turkish people living abroad stand with the Palestinians.
One of the protesters, Dror Feiler, a Swedish activist of Jewish descent, condemned Trump's move.
''Jerusalem is a holy city for Muslims, Jews and Christians. While these three groups need to live in peace here, Trump has unfortunately put the peace in jeopardy with the unfortunate decision he made," Feiler told Anadolu Agency.
Protests also broke out in the German cities of Dortmund and Bremen. People reacted against the decision, which they said, was a violation of human rights.
The dramatic shift in Washington’s Quds policy triggered demonstrations in the occupied Palestinian territories, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq and other Muslim countries.
Qudsremains at the heart of the Israel-Palestine conflict, with Palestinians hoping that East Quds -- now occupied by Israel -- might eventually serve as the capital of a future Palestinian state.
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