{"id":36587,"date":"2021-05-13T10:46:50","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T09:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=36587"},"modified":"2021-05-13T10:46:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T09:46:50","slug":"in-pictures-palestine-solidarity-protest-takes-place-in-sheffield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/05\/13\/in-pictures-palestine-solidarity-protest-takes-place-in-sheffield\/","title":{"rendered":"In pictures: Palestine solidarity protest takes place in Sheffield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>On Tuesday, hundreds of people came together in solidarity to protest against the latest series of violent events towards Palestinians.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activists gave speeches on Israel&#8217;s violation of human rights and international law, the continuous aggression and systemic abuse inflicted on Palestinians in Jerusalem and Gaza.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their words were met with claps and cheers of support from the crowd.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36595\" style=\"width: 395px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36595\" class=\"wp-image-36595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/unnamed-4-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"213\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters hold the Palestinian flag<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the speakers, Shahd Abusalama said: \u201cNo words can express my anger and in these times, I find consolation in the power of our voices and chants to support our siblings and to keep on going. It is a regime, colonialism, and apartheid that stretches from the river to the sea. We are going to carry on the struggle with them.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A minute of silence was observed, and a list of names of the Palestinians killed in the attacks was read out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36596\" style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36596\" class=\"wp-image-36596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/unnamed-5-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"228\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters hold a banner reading: &#8220;No Human Is Illegal&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another activist, Musheir El-Farra, said: \u201cIt is important to know why we are here for the Sheikh Jarrah families. Let\u2019s chant for them to know we are with them and the whole world is not abandoning them. It is about us as human beings to stand for justice. If it wasn&#8217;t in Palestine it would be somewhere else and I can assure you- all of you will be there.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protesters held their fists in the air and chanted: \u201cNo justice no peace\u201d, and \u201cFrom the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36597\" style=\"width: 333px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36597\" class=\"wp-image-36597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/unnamed-6-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"240\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters stand in solidarity outside of Sheffield City Hall<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amna Khan, a 22-year-old student and one of the protest\u2019s organisers, said: \u201cIt is important now more than ever to stand with our Palestinian brothers and sisters and make our voices heard. We cannot let history repeat itself, we must speak out for the Palestine people when they are being silenced. Let us make it clear- Palestine will never die for as long as we continue to fight for it.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The weather took a turn for the worse but as the rain poured, the morale didn\u2019t drop.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36598\" style=\"width: 368px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36598\" class=\"wp-image-36598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/unnamed-7-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"358\" height=\"191\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters hold colourful smoke sticks<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abdullah Okud,\u00a0<\/span>organiser of Black Lives Matter Sheffield, added: \u201cBeing active on social media is the very least we can do for our Palestine siblings to raise awareness of what is going on.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Organising a protest is not enough. There are other things you can do such as signing petitions, speaking to your MPs, and getting them on board. Let\u2019s not just make this about a protest. It is our responsibility to get involved.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36599\" style=\"width: 344px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36599\" class=\"wp-image-36599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/unnamed-8-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"185\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There was a large turnout to the protest<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For more information, see Charlotte Crompton&#8217;s story<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/2021\/05\/13\/hundreds-gather-for-palestine-protest-in-sheffield-city-centre\/\"> here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, hundreds of people came together in solidarity to protest against the latest series of violent events towards Palestinians. 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