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List of pro-Palestinian protests in Greece

This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests in Greece including demonstrations, marches, sit-ins, direct actions, and campus encampments in support of Palestinian rights.

Pro-Palestinian march in Chania, 5 October 2024.

List

Estimated attendance is either mentioned explicitly in the references or a midpoint is used, i.e., 50 when dozens are mentioned, 500 when hundreds are mentioned, and so on.

Pre-2023

Date City/town Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)
30 December 2008 Athens ? Demonstration outside the Israeli Embassy. Ended with riot police intervention, including the use of tear gas. [1]
17 July 2014 Athens 1,000 Two separate demonstrations to protest against Israel's actions in Gaza outside of the Israeli embassy. [2]
15 May 2018 Athens ? Demonstration and march through the city center towards the Israeli Embassy. [3]
14 May 2021 Chania ? Demonstration and march through the city center. [4]
14 May 2021 Patras 500 Demonstration and march through the city center. [4]
14 May 2021 Thessaloniki 500 Demonstration and march through the city center. [4]
15 May 2021 Athens ? Demonstration and march through the city center towards the Israeli Embassy. [4]
15 May 2021 Xanthi ? Demonstration and march through the city center. [4]

2023

Date City/town Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)
12 October 2023 Athens 200 Demonstration and march through the city center. [5]
13 October 2023 Athens 2,000 Demonstration and march through the city center towards the Israeli Embassy. [6]
29 October 2023 Athens 5,000 Demonstration and march through the city center. [7]
5 November 2023 Athens ? Demonstration and march through the city center. [8]

2024

Date City/town Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)
25 March 2024 Athens ? Blocking of a tank during a military parade of the Greece's Independence Day. [9]
7 May 2024 Athens 300 Demonstration and march through the city center. Ended with riot police intervention. [10][11]
13 May 2024 Thessaloniki ? Encampment in the city center organized by student unions. [12]
13 May 2024 Athens 5,000 Demonstration in front of the University of Athens, followed by encampment at the Law School of the University of Athens. Lasted until 14 May. Ended with police intervention. 28 protesters were arrested, 9 faced potential deportation. [12][13][14]
14 May 2024 Athens 500 Demonstration in front of the University of Athens. [15][16]
15 May 2024 Athens 2,500 Demonstration and march through the city center towards the Israeli Embassy. Ended with police intervention. Three protesters were detained. [17][18]
5 October 2024 Chania ? Demonstration and march through the city center. [19][20]
5 October 2024 Heraklion ? Demonstration and march through the city center. [19][20]
5 October 2024 Ioannina ? Demonstration and march through the city center. [19][20]
5 October 2024 Patras ? Demonstration and march through the city center. [19][20]
5 October 2024 Piraeus ? Demonstration and march through the city center. [19][20]
5 October 2024 Thessaloniki ? Demonstration and march through the city center. [19][20]
5 October 2024 Volos ? Demonstration and march through the city center. [19][20]
5 October 2024 Xanthi ? Demonstration and march through the city center. [19][20]
5 October 2024 Athens 5,000 Demonstration and march through the city center. [19][20]

2025

Date City/town Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)
15 July 2025 Piraeus ? Blocking of the Port of Piraeus by dockworkers against the Israeli ship Ever Golden transporting military equipment to Haifa. [21]
22 July 2025 Syros 300 Demonstration against the docking of the MS Crown Iris which is owned by Israeli cruise company, Mano Maritime. The ship was rerouted to Cyprus. [22][23]
10 August 2025 Thessaloniki ? Demonstration and march through the city center. [24]
10 August 2025 Mytilene ? Demonstration and march through the city center. [24]
10 August 2025 Zakynthos ? Demonstration and march through the city center. [24]
10 August 2025 Chania 50 Demonstration and march through the city center. [24]
10 August 2025 Kalamata 500 Demonstration and march through the city center. [24]
10 August 2025 Syros 500 Demonstration and march through the city center. [24]
10 August 2025 Athens 5,000 Demonstration in the city center. [24]
24 August 2025 Thessaloniki 500 Demonstration and march through the city center. [25]
13 September 2025 Athens ? Demonstration in front of the Monument to the Unknown Soldier. Clashes occurred between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli supporters. Ended with police intervention. All involved were detained. One protester was injured. [26]
20 September 2025 Athens ? Demonstration and march through the city center. [27]
7 October 2025 Athens 500 Demonstration and march towards the US and the Israeli embassies. Ended with police intervention. Several protesters were arrested. [28]
10 October 2025 Athens ? Demonstration and march toward the parliament building. [29]

2026

Date City/town Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)
4 April 2026 Athens ? Demonstration at Freedom Park and march to the US embassy. Protesters showed solidarity with Palestine, Iran, Yemen, Venezuela, Cuba, and others. They demanded Greece's withdrawal from NATO. [30]
1 May 2026 Athens ? March through the city center as part of the International Workers' Day parade. [31]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Worldwide protests against Israeli strikes". 2 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "In Pictures: Global Gaza solidarity protests". Al Jazeera. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ολοκληρώθηκε η διαδήλωση αλληλεγγύης: «Λευτεριά στην Παλαιστίνη» (φωτογραφίες)". left.gr.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Παλαιστίνη: Κύμα αλληλεγγύης και στην Ελλάδα". ergatiki.gr. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  5. ↑ "Pro-Palestinian rally held in Greek capital". aa.com. 12 October 2023. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Thousands rally in Rome to support Palestine amid conflict with Israel". aa.com. 14 October 2023. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Thousands in Athens demand halt to 'Gaza massacre'". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Αθήνα: Μεγάλη διαδήλωση υπέρ του Παλαιστινιακού λαού". euronews (in Greek). 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  9. ↑ "Pro-Palestinian protesters obstruct Greece military parade". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  10. ↑ Kassam, Ashifa (2024-05-08). "Clashes and arrests as pro-Palestinian protests spread across European campuses". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  11. ↑ Παπαδομανωλάκης, Παναγιώτης (2024-05-08). "Επίθεση από τα ΜΑΤ στην πορεία αλληλεγγύης για την Παλαιστίνη". The Press Project - Ειδήσεις, Αναλύσεις, Ραδιόφωνο, Τηλεόραση (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  12. 1 2 "Greek university students hold overnight protest for Palestine". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  13. ↑ Fallon, Katy. "'Audacious, outrageous': Gaza protesters slam Greek deportation order". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  14. ↑ "State repression of Greece's student protests for Palestine". 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  15. ↑ "'No human can stay silent': Students in Greece join global pro-Palestine campus protests". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  16. ↑ "Greece: students join global pro-Palestine campus protests". Middle East Monitor. 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  17. ↑ Adler, Nils; Quillen, Stephen (15 May 2024). "Israel's war on Gaza updates: 600k displaced from Gaza since May 6 – UN". Al Jazeera English. Archived from the original on 29 June 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  18. ↑ swissinfo.ch, S. W. I. (2024-05-15). "Brief clashes erupt after pro-Palestinian march to Israeli embassy in Athens". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Thousands of Greeks take to streets, squares in solidarity with Palestinians, Lebanon". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Χιλιάδες πολίτες στους δρόμους για τη Γάζα: Πορεία διαμαρτυρίας στην ισραηλινή πρεσβεία". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  21. ↑ "Οι λιμενεργάτες του Πειραιά μπλοκάρουν και δεύτερο πλοίο με πολεμικό υλικό για το Ισραήλ" [Piraeus port workers block second ship carrying military equipment for Israel]. ROSA.
  22. ↑ "Greek protesters block Israeli cruise ship from docking, forcing reroute to Cyprus". The Times of Israel. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  23. ↑ Smith, Helena (22 July 2025). "Israeli cruise ship turned away from Greek island by Gaza war protest". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Η Ελλάδα στους δρόμους για την Παλαιστίνη – Δεκάδες συγκεντρώσεις σε όλη τη χώρα". ertnews.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  25. ↑ "Hundreds in Greece's Thessaloniki protest Israeli attacks on Gaza". Middle East Monitor. 24 August 2025.
  26. ↑ Καραμήτρου, Μίνα (2025-09-13). "Συμπλοκή Ισραηλινών πολιτών με Παλαιστίνιους στο Σύνταγμα". CNN.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  27. ↑ "Συγκέντρωση για την Παλαιστίνη στην Αθήνα". Αθήνα 9,84 (in Greek). 2025-09-20. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  28. ↑ "Clashes erupt at pro-Palestine protest in Athens". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
  29. ↑ "Protest held in Athens in solidarity with Palestine". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
  30. ↑ NEWSROOM (2026-04-04). "Αντιπολεμική κινητοποίηση στην Αθήνα - "77 χρόνια ΝΑΤΟ είναι αρκετά"". News 24/7 (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-04-05.
  31. ↑ ΗΜΕΡΟΔΡΟΜΟΣ (2026-05-01). "Πρωτομαγιά: Μεγάλη απεργιακή διαδήλωση στο Σύνταγμα - «Καμία θυσία για τα κέρδη και τους πολέμους τους»". Ημεροδρόμος (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-05-04.
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