Pro-Palestinian march in Oslo ahead of Israel v Norway match

OSLO: Hundreds of people attended a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Oslo on Saturday ahead of Israel’s World Cup qualifier against Norway, chanting “Free Palestine” to protest against Israel’s “genocide,” AFP journalists reported.
Many demonstrators wore Palestinian keffiyeh shawls draped over their shoulders and waved Palestinian flags as they gathered in the city center before walking in a procession to the Ullevaal stadium.
Smoke flares were lit but the atmosphere remained calm.

“Show Israel the Red Card”

Protesters marched in Oslo in solidarity with Palestine, calling to stop the national football match and demanding accountability for Israel’s crimes in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/Fg0KlwsUyb

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“The message today is to say we give the red card to Israel, to apartheid, and to genocide,” said Line Khateeb, the head of the Norwegian Committee for Palestine, one of the organizers of the protest.
“We do not accept football being used to whitewash war crimes, as we see today when Israel participates in the World Cup qualification games,” she told AFP.
Demonstrators carried banners reading “Exclude Israel from International Football,” “From the River to the Sea,” “Red Card to Israel” and “It’s a Genocide, Not a War.”
“Israel has been committing genocide for the last two years and killing indiscriminately, doing the most horrible thing that could be imaginable,” one of the demonstrators, Munib Sarwar, a 40-year-old engineer, told AFP.

Around 1000 people are protesting the Norwegian national teams game against Israel in Oslo. There's also complete stop in public transport as the unions go on strike. Although Norway is a country of immense national pride in sports - football is