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April 17, 2025

Mass Gaza Protests in Karachi; Police Crack Down on Student Protests in Germany, Netherlands
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Protests against Israel's assault on Gaza continue. Over the weekend,
tens of thousands of people marched through the Pakistani city of
Karachi in solidarity with Palestinians.

On Wednesday, police in Berlin violently arrested Palestinian solidarity
protesters in front of Humboldt University. That followed similar scenes
in the Netherlands on Monday, when Dutch police used batons to beat
protesters who had occupied a campus building to demand the University
of Amsterdam cut ties with Israeli institutions.


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