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Pro-Palestinian march held in Warsaw as demonstrations spread across Poland

13.10.2025 09:50
Hundreds of people marched through central Warsaw on Sunday to show solidarity with Palestinians and call for stronger action from the Polish government over the situation in Gaza.
A participant in a pro-Palestinian protest organized by the Global Movement to Gaza Poland is seen in Warsaw on October 12, 2025. The demonstration was one of four held in cities represented by members of the Polish delegation of the Sumud Flotilla. In the photo, the woman holds a sign that reads: We are all Palestinians.
A participant in a pro-Palestinian protest organized by the Global Movement to Gaza Poland is seen in Warsaw on October 12, 2025. The demonstration was one of four held in cities represented by members of the Polish delegation of the Sumud Flotilla. In the photo, the woman holds a sign that reads: “We are all Palestinians.”Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka

The protest began with a rally at Charles de Gaulle Roundabout before moving toward the Israeli embassy. Participants demanded an arms embargo on Israel and a tougher political stance from the Polish authorities. Demonstrators carried Palestinian flags, held banners calling for an end to the conflict, and chanted slogans of solidarity.

Warsaw, October12, 2025. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka Warsaw, October12, 2025. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka

Addressing the crowd, Mahmoud Khalifa, the Palestinian ambassador to Poland, said that the temporary ceasefire in Gaza represented only a partial success.

Mahmoud Khalifa. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka Mahmoud Khalifa. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka

Ewa Jasiewicz, a Polish-born journalist with British citizenship and a member of the Sumud Flotilla - a humanitarian mission to Gaza that was recently detained - spoke about the plight of more than 11,000 Palestinians held in 30 Israeli prisons.

Fayez Afana, a Palestinian who has lived in Poland for 35 years, told Polish Radio about his sister’s living conditions in Gaza, where she has been living in tents near the coast for the past year and a half.

Warsaw, Poland, October 12, 2025. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka Warsaw, Poland, October 12, 2025. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka

Similar demonstrations were held on the same day in Kraków (southern Poland), Poznań (western Poland), and Wrocław (southwestern Poland), organized by the Global Movement to Gaza Poland.

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Source: IAR