From Radio NZ…
Two large marches, one pro-Palestine, the other pro-Israel, converged on Parliament’s lawn on Wednesday afternoon.
The Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa had organised an ‘Aotearoa National Rally for Gaza’ to walk through Wellington on Wednesday and deliver a petition to MPs.
They were instead met with a gathering of pro-Israeli protesters, waving flags and chanting “bring them home” on a megaphone.
An organiser from the pro-Palestine side claimed they organised their protest first. But she said the government had facilitated both for freedom of speech.
A person standing with Israel said they were there to stand against rising anti-Semitic sentiment.
Read the full story on RNZ here.
