Hundreds of people took to the streets in Lausanne on Thursday evening in favour of Israel on the one hand and the Palestinians on the other. During the counter-demonstration to the pro-Israel silent march, there were clashes between pro-Palestine demonstrators and the police. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The numerous law enforcement officers present had to use tear gas grenades and a water truck, among other things, to push back the pro-Palestinian activists, whose demonstration was not authorised. The situation came to a head after the demonstration had moved from Place de la Riponne to St-Laurent. Calm returned at around 7:30pm. According to a count by the Swiss News Agency Keystone-SDA, more than 2,000 people took part in this counter-demonstration. Waving numerous Palestinian flags, those present loudly chanted their support for the Palestinian people and verbally attacked the "colonial state" of the "Zionists". + Why Switzerland doesn’t ...
