Demanding the Liberation of the Final Hostages Held in Gaza by Hamas, Thousands of Demonstrators March Through Paris

To mark the second anniversary of the October 7 massacre and to demand the liberation of the Palestinians' remaining hostages, thousands of demonstrators marched through the boulevards of Paris last Sunday, singing "Shalom" and callback chanting such things as "Hamas / terroristes", "Hamas / assassins", and "Libérez! / les otages!"

There were pro-Israel demonstrations in Europe last Sunday, such as London and Paris — from la Place de la République to la Place Saint-Augustin — and elsewhere on the continent, such as Copenhagen, demonstrations are expected to be held next Saturday

According to TF1, there were 5,000 people in the streets, including Iranians waving the country's flag during the Shah era and gentiles like myself who chanced upon the demonstration by accident as they were marching behind l'Opéra Garnier. The march, brandishing  signs with the photos of the hostages, ended with the singing of the Israeli and the French national anthems (Hatikvah and La Marseillaise) — both of which are some of the most stirring anthems in the entire world. (Merci à Sarah pour l'Instalien.)

Three articles of note: 
• via Glenn Reynolds, CDR Salamander's Two Years Since the Oct. 7th Slaughter 
…what it tells us about non-Israelis…
• via Stephen Green, Naomi Nussbaum's Two Years After October 7, We Cannot Look Away.
• via myself, an article that took 12 days to write following the heinous attack: What Nobody Tells You About the Israeli Rave of October 7 — To Peacenik Protesters Everywhere (Pro-Palestinian or Other): The People that Hamas Slaughtered Mercilessly at Israel's Rave — They Are YOU!

 

A young girl sitting on her dad's shoulders
proudly waves le tricolore

A significant number of Iranian ex-pats joined
the march, waving Shah-era Iranian flags
or wearing clothes with the banner's colors

  

A couple of marchers recognized me (or, rather, my cat) from 
the Charlie Kirk homage and agreed to film me (us) in the march