Police estimated that between 10,000 and 12,000 people took part. Among those in the crowd was Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.
Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators protested in Malmo, Sweden on Thursday against Israel's competing in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Protesters waving green, white, black and red Palestinian flags packed the historic Stortorget square near Malmo's 16th-century town hall before a planned march through the city for a rally in a park several miles from the Eurovision venue.
Some still believe that some lyrics in the current song - including 'Dancin' in the storm… I'm still broken from this hurricane,' still refer to attacks which killed over 1,000 people and resulted in hundreds of hostages being taken. In the run-up to the competition - which is the world's largest live music event - there have been calls for Israel to be banned over their ongoing ground offensive in Gaza.
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