Photos: 狐狸视频 area Palestinians and supporters protest in wake of Israel-Hamas war
Since Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel, 狐狸视频 area Palestinians and their supporters have held rallies, vigils, marches, and protests calling attention to the fate of residents of Gaza in the wake of Israel's counter offensive.
The 狐狸视频 has had photographers at numerous events chronicling the developments.
On Sunday, Nov. 12, a peaceful march was held in the Central West End area.
On Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023,聽supporters of Palestinians called for a day of action, which included marches in downtown 狐狸视频 and later in Manchester, showing support for a ceasefire in Gaza.
On Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, supporters of Palestinians gathered at the 狐狸视频 Board of Aldermens meeting at City Hall to voice their opinions on several resolutions being considered by the board on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, one of which condemned Hamas and showed solidarity with Israel.
On Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, people gathered in the Delmar Loop to remember the Palestinian civilians' lives lost in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.聽聽
On Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, more than 1,000聽Palestinian-Americans and supporters marched to end the Israel-Hamas war in downtown 狐狸视频.
Photos by Christine Tannous, Robert Cohen and Laurie Skrivan, 狐狸视频
A protester leads a prayer after a pro-Palestinian march through the Central West End on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. Peaceful protesters called for a cease-fire in Israel's war against Hamas and condemned Israel's actions as genocidal.
A man and woman watch from an apartment window as pro-Palestinian protesters march peacefully through the Central West End on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. The group was calling for a humanitarian ceasefire during the war between Israel and Hamas. Photo by Vanessa Abbitt, vabbitt@post-dispatch.com
Claire Howell chants with other protesters in Manchester during a march of about 200 people near a closed Muslim market on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. The Missouri Chapter of the American Muslims for Palestine have called for ongoing protests and a ceasefire in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
A carload of pro-Palestinian protesters rides on Manchester Road in Manchester as a group of about 200 people rallied near a closed Muslim market on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. The Missouri Chapter of the American Muslims for Palestine have called for ongoing protests and a ceasefire in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Supporters of Palestinians march as they hold a banner with names of Palestinian children killed in the war between Israel and Hamas on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, down South Tucker Boulevard past City Hall in 狐狸视频. The Missouri Chapter of the American Muslims for Palestine is calling for a "day of action" to call for "no business as usual" until there is a ceasefire in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas continue their ongoing war in the region. Photo by Christine Tannous, ctannous@post-dispatch.com
Limar Alqadi, 9, looks up at a Palestinian flag as Palestinian supporters march Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, down Clark Avenue in 狐狸视频. The Missouri Chapter of the American Muslims for Palestine is calling for a "day of action" to call for "no business as usual" until there is a cease-fire in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas continue their ongoing war in the region.
Adam Saleh, a supporter of Palestinians, chants into a megaphone Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, outside KSDK's television station on Market Street in 狐狸视频. The Missouri Chapter of the American Muslims for Palestine is calling for a "day of action" to call for "no business as usual" until there is a ceasefire in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas continue their ongoing war in the region. "Channel 5 is not on our side," protesters chanted. Photo by Christine Tannous, ctannous@post-dispatch.com
Marchers make their way east on Market Street to call attention to war in Palestine during a ‘Day of Action’ in 狐狸视频 on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. The Missouri Chapter of the American Muslims for Palestine have called for ongoing protests and a ceasefire in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Members of a group sympathetic to Palestinians dance during a protest outside the Boeing facility in St. Charles on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.聽The protesters blocked multiple entrances to Boeing Building 598, to protest the company making arms that the U.S. supplies to Israel, which is at war with Hamas in Gaza.聽
Nima Hamdan, center, prays during a vigil Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in the Delmar Loop in 狐狸视频. Attendees gather to remember the Palestinian lives lost in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Photo by Christine Tannous, ctannous@post-dispatch.com
Ayah Hamdan, right, is comforted by friend Caroline Henry, left, during a vigil Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in the Delmar Loop in 狐狸视频. Attendees gather to remember the Palestinian lives lost in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Photo by Christine Tannous, ctannous@post-dispatch.com
Mohamad Alhalbi carries an American flag during a vigil Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in the Delmar Loop in 狐狸视频. Attendees gather to remember the Palestinian lives lost in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Photo by Christine Tannous, ctannous@post-dispatch.com
Lana Abusaid, facing camera, and friend Saliha Lakho hug during a vigil Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in the Delmar Loop in 狐狸视频. Attendees gathered to remember the Palestinian lives lost in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Abusaid is Palestinian. "I feel for her," Lakho said.
From left to right, Mariyah Abdelbaset, Marim Fawaqa and Zayn Fawaqa admire their candles before the start of a vigil Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in the Delmar Loop in 狐狸视频. Attendees gather to remember the Palestinian lives lost in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Photo by Christine Tannous, ctannous@post-dispatch.com
Alderman Bret Narayan, left, walks through a crowd of Palestinian supporters including Ahmad Saleh, right, on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, at a 狐狸视频 Board of Aldermen meeting in City Hall. Supporters of Palestine gathered at the meeting to voice their opinions on several resolutions being considered by the board on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Photo by Christine Tannous, ctannous@post-dispatch.com
Jay Nelson, chief of staff to 狐狸视频 Aldermanic President Megan Green, right, attempts to speak with Palestinian supporters Yousef Shalabi, left, and Melisa Karabegovic, center, on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, at a 狐狸视频 Board of Aldermen meeting in City Hall. Supporters of Palestine gathered at the meeting to voice their opinions on several resolutions being considered by the board on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
鈥淪top the killing, stop the genocide,鈥 said Muath Salameh, an organizer with Muslim-Americans for Palestine, who chants 鈥淔ree Palestine鈥 while marching with more than a thousand people through the streets of downtown 狐狸视频 demanding to end the war in Gaza on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.
More than a thousand people chant "Free Palestine" while leaving a rally at Kiener Plaza to march through the streets of downtown 狐狸视频 on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. People marched to demand a cease fire in the Gaza Strip. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
"I still have family in Palestine," said Ishraq Saleh, 17, who attends a rally at Kiener Plaza to end the Israel-Hamas war on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
"I am here to support mankind," said Mohammad Salameh, who holds his son, Jawad, 3, during a rally at Kiener Plaza demanding the end of the war in Israel on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.
Yafa Salameh, 14, of Wildwood, right, marches through the streets of 狐狸视频 demanding the end of the Israel-Hamas war on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Protesters stand on a bus shelter along Washington Avenue as more than a thousand people chant "Free Palestine" as they march through the streets of downtown 狐狸视频 calling for the end of the Israel-Hamas War on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Mansur Eshon prays his Asar prayer along Washington Avenue as more than a thousand people chant "Free Palestine" as they march through the streets of downtown 狐狸视频 calling for the end of the Israel-Hamas War on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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Seth Crosby spent nearly 20 years with the genetics department at Washington University.聽
鈥淭his is us holding them accountable,鈥 one demonstrator said. 鈥淵ou have a moral obligation regardless of where you live.鈥
The students called for the university to condemn Israel's attacks on Gaza and denounce a professor whose social media posts seemed to call for ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
Intimaa Abuheloum, 27, came to 狐狸视频 last year from her home in the Gaza Strip to study for a master's degree in public health.聽
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in front of the Boeing facility in St. Charles Monday morning, criticizing the company for supplying weapons to Israel.
About 100 pro-Palestinian supporters gathered outside the federal courthouse downtown Thursday morning as part of a wider "day of action" in the region before marching west on Clark Street.聽
It is an unprecedented turnout, researchers and activists say, driven by a mix of factors including changes in how people protest and changing views of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict itself.
