Pro-Palestinian Demonstration Blocked the Nobel Park Intersection

On Tuesday at 11:30 a.m., a group of pro-Palestinian activists blocked the intersection at Nordre Ringgade and Randersvej near Nobel Park. The demonstration had been announced shortly beforehand to several media, including Omnibus, on behalf of a group calling itself Mette's Children.

In the email, they write, among other things, "We are speaking out against the companies Terma and Maersk in Aarhus, which are contributing to Israel's genocide in Gaza, as well as Aarhus University, which is collaborating with Terma and Israeli universities."

Banners were stretched across the intersection, and protesters sat on the road shouting "Free, free Palestine!" and calling for a boycott of Israel, calling Israel "a terrorist state." 

The demonstration blocked traffic in both northbound and southbound directions, and the light rail was also taken out of service. The demonstrators had written on a banner facing the car drivers:

"Sorry for the inconvenience, but Gaza is starving." However, after the demonstration had been going on for more than half an hour, it became too much for some drivers, who started honking their horns at the demonstrators. 

The East Jutland Police showed up in force and broke up the protest after about an hour. The police report on X states that 23 people have been charged on the spot with disturbing public order and violating traffic laws. In addition, one person has been arrested for walking on the light rail tracks, while two others have been arrested for walking back onto the road and refusing to follow police instructions.

This text was machine translated and post-edited by Lisa Enevoldsen.