Double Gaza Demo In Lausanne Sees Clashes With Police

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Hundreds of people took to the streets in Lausanne on Thursday evening in favour of Israel on the one hand and the Palestinians on the other. During the counter-demonstration to the pro-Israel silent march, there were clashes between pro-Palestine demonstrators and the police. This content was published on September 19, 2025 - 09:56 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

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The numerous law enforcement officers present had to use tear gas grenades and a water truck, among other things, to push back the pro-Palestinian activists, whose demonstration was not authorised.

The situation came to a head after the demonstration had moved from Place de la Riponne to St-Laurent. Calm returned at around 7:30pm.

According to a count by the Swiss News Agency Keystone-SDA, more than 2,000 people took part in this counter-demonstration. Waving numerous Palestinian flags, those present loudly chanted their support for the Palestinian people and verbally attacked the“colonial state” of the“Zionists”.

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The Israel sympathisers remained in Ouchy by the lake. More than 200 people took part in the silent march organised by the Swiss-Israeli Association and approved by the Lausanne police. Under police protection, the demonstrators with Israeli and Swiss flags remained in the area of the old harbour and marched behind a banner with the motto of the rally:“For Israel – Against Anti-Semitism”.

At the end of the rally, at around 7:30 pm, the organisers took the floor and demanded the release of the Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza by Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Translated from German by DeepL/ts

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