LONDON: Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators held a rally in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday to protest against businesses that have ties to Israel, The Independent reported.
Protesters marched through the city center, stopping and chanting outside Starbucks, Barclays, insurance company Axa and Leonardo Hotels. The companies are accused of complicity in a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza as a result of having extensive business ties with Israel.
At the end of the march, outside the BBC Northern Ireland offices, the demonstrators called on the public to boycott Israeli products, including those from pharmaceutical giant Teva, from Sept. 18.
Meanwhile, protests were also held across Ireland, including in the capital, Dublin, and Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Carlow and Navan.
In Dublin rallygoers marched from the US Embassy to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
