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Young people dominate pro-Palestine protest attendance
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Genuine question: do these protests on the other side of the world actually have any influence on the involved parties?
Given that Washington basically has veto power on basically anything Israel does outside of its borders, yes.
Ahh, but does Canberra have veto power?
I mean I guess no, but pressure from them still matters. The BDS movement tends to have field day with things like these.
High school walkouts? Probably hard to say if it indirectly has any effects
But apparently the ceasefire Biden supported was due to his circle pressuring him to based on the huge amounts of people upset and protesting
Lots of UK protesters have shut down multiple Israeli weapons offices and factories
American ones have delayed a military shipment to Israel by 9 hours