Protests in Stockholm Condemn US Strikes on Venezuela and Israeli Attacks on Gaza

Stockholm, MINA – Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Stockholm, Sweden, on Saturday to protest against two major international crises: Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and the recent US military strikes in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, Anadolu Agency reported.

Responding to calls from several civil society organizations, the protestors assembled at Odenplan Square. They carried banners with messages such as “Children are being killed in Gaza,” “End food shortages in Palestine,” “No to war in Venezuela,” and “Venezuela’s oil belongs to Venezuela,” demanding an end to military interventions in both regions.

Swedish Jewish activist Dror Feiler spoke to Anadolu, condemning Israel’s ongoing attacks in Gaza despite international calls for peace. Regarding US actions in Venezuela, Feiler criticized Washington’s foreign policy, stating, “Americans are doing what they always do, trying to overthrow regimes that do not allow themselves to be governed by them.”

Feiler linked the Palestinian struggle with the situation in Venezuela, affirming that “The Palestinian cause is our cause, just like the cause of the Venezuelan people.” He described Israel’s presence in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria’s Golan Heights as an “illegal occupation” and emphasized the principle of national sovereignty.

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“Whether you like Maduro’s policies or not is irrelevant. He is the elected president of a country. No one has the right to enter a country and capture its president, just as Israel has no right to decide who governs Gaza or Lebanon,” Feiler stated. “We must restore international law.”

The protest highlighted growing public dissent in Sweden against foreign military interventions and violations of sovereignty, connecting conflicts in the Middle East and Latin America under themes of occupation, imperialism, and international law.[]

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)

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