This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests in France including demonstrations, marches, sit-ins, direct actions, and campus encampments in support of Palestinian rights.
Estimated attendance is either mentioned explicitly in the references or a midpoint is used, i.e., 50 when dozens are mentioned, 500 when hundreds are mentioned, and so on.
| Date | City/town | Estimated attendance | Description | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 1982 | ? | Demonstration and march through the city center. Protesters also protested for peace in Lebanon. | [1] | |
| 1 May 1986 | ? | March through the city center as part of the International Workers' Day parade. | [2] | |
| 30 March 1994 | ? | Rally in support of Palestinians. | [3] | |
| 6 April 2002 | 30,000 | Demonstration in the city center. Protesters demanded the withdrawal of Israel from Palestinian territories. | [4] | |
| 2 March 2008 | 500 | Demonstration in the city center. | [5] | |
| 28 December 2008 | 1,400 | Demonstration in the city center in reaction to the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip. | [6] | |
| 29 December 2008 | 700 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [7] | |
| 29 December 2008 | 1,000-2,000 | Demonstration in the city center. | [8] | |
| 29 December 2008 | 3,500-5,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [7] | |
| 3 January 2009 | 20,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [9] | |
| 10 January 2009 | | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [10] |
| 10 January 2009 | | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [10] |
| 10 January 2009 | | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [10] |
| 10 January 2009 | | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [10] |
| 10 January 2009 | | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [10] |
| 10 January 2009 | | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [10] |
| 10 January 2009 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [10] | |
| 10 January 2009 | | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [10] |
| 10 January 2009 | | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [10] |
| 10 January 2009 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [10] | |
| 10 January 2009 | | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [10] |
| 10 January 2009 | | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [10] |
| 10 January 2009 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [10] | |
| 10 January 2009 | 1,600-4,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [10] | |
| 10 January 2009 | 1,800-8,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [10] | |
| 10 January 2009 | 2,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [10] | |
| 10 January 2009 | 2,000-5,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [10] | |
| 10 January 2009 | 2,500-6,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. Some protesters defaced the windows of a McDonald's restaurant. | [10] | |
| 10 January 2009 | | 3,500 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [10] |
| 10 January 2009 | 8,000-10,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [10] | |
| 10 January 2009 | 10,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [10] | |
| 10 January 2009 | 30,000-100,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [10] [11] | |
| 5 June 2010 | 1,000 | Demonstration in the city center. | [12] | |
| 5 June 2010 | 1,000 | Demonstration in the city center. | [12] | |
| 5 June 2010 | 1,000 | Demonstration in the city center. | [12] | |
| 5 June 2010 | 2,000 | Demonstration in the city center. | [12] | |
| 5 June 2010 | 5,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [12] | |
| 13 July 2014 | 10,000 | Demonstration outside a synagogue where a pro-Israel event was taking place. Ended with police intervention. | [13] | |
| 19 July 2014 | 2,000-3,000 | Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. Some protesters were arrested. | [14] | |
| 23 July 2014 | 14,500-25,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. Ended with police intervention. Ten protesters were arrested. | [15] | |
| 24 May 2017 | | ? | Demonstration in front of the prefecture in support of Palestinian political prisoners and against the Brussels NATO summit. | [16] |
| 9 December 2017 | 1,500-2,000 | Demonstration at the Place de la République against a visit of Benjamin Netanyahu. | [17] | |
| 16 December 2017 | 150 | Demonstration in front of the American consulate in solidarity with Palestine and against Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel. | [18] | |
| 16 December 2017 | | 200 | Demonstration and march through the city center in solidarity with Palestine and against Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel. | [18] |
| 16 December 2017 | 300 | Demonstration and march through the city center in solidarity with Palestine and against Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel. | [18] | |
| 16 December 2017 | 1500 | Demonstration and march through the city center in solidarity with Palestine and against Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel. | [18] | |
| 1 April 2018 | 300 | Demonstration at the Place de la République against the killing of demonstrators in Gaza by the Israeli army. | [19] | |
| 1 May 2018 | ? | March through the city center as part of the International Workers' Day parade. | [20] | |
| 12 May 2018 | | 100 | Demonstration and march through the city center in commemoration of the Nakba and in support of the March of Return. | [21] |
| 12 May 2018 | 500 | Demonstration and march through the city center in commemoration of the Nakba and in support of the March of Return. | [21] | |
| 12 May 2018 | 2,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center in commemoration of the Nakba and in support of the March of Return. | [21] | |
| 17 May 2018 | 2,000 | Demonstration at Place de la République and at the Trocadéro. | [22] | |
| 19 May 2018 | 150 | Demonstration at Place Kléber. | [23] | |
| 5 June 2018 | ? | Demonstration and march through the city center against a visit of Benjamin Netanyahu. | [24] | |
| 5 June 2018 | | 70 | Demonstration in front of the prefecture against a visit of Benjamin Netanyahu. | [24] |
| 17 April 2019 | | 100 | Demonstration in the city center in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners in Israel. Protesters also demanded the release of Lebanese militant Georges Abdallah arrested in France. | [25] |
| 18 April 2019 | 100 | Demonstration in the city center in solidarity with Palestinian children imprisoned by Israel. | [26] | |
| 20 April 2019 | 30 | Demonstration in the city center in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners. | [27] | |
| 30 June 2019 | 50 | Demonstration in the city center against the inauguration of a Jerusalem square in the city. | [28] [29] | |
| 19 October 2019 | | 500 | Demonstration and march towards the Lannemezan prison to demand the release of Georges Abdallah. | [30] |
| 27 June 2020 | 2,500-3,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center against Israel's annexation of Palestinian territories. | [31] [32] | |
| 10 September 2020 | 50 | Demonstration at the Pont des Invalides against the United Arab Emirates recognition of Israel. | [33] | |
| 27 March 2021 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [34] | |
| 12 May 2021 | 200 | Demonstration at the Les Invalides in support of Palestine following attacks on Al-Aqsa and the Gaza Strip. Ended with police intervention. An organizer of the protest was arrested. Several protesters were fined. | [35] [36] | |
| 15 May 2021 | 1,000 | Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. Some protesters were arrested. | [37] | |
| 15 May 2021 | 1,000 | Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. Some protesters were arrested. | [37] | |
| 15 May 2021 | 1,500 | Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. Some protesters were arrested. | [37] | |
| 15 May 2021 | 4,000 | Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. Some protesters were arrested. | [37] | |
| 15 May 2021 | 2,500-5,000 | Demonstration in the city center, a day after a French court banned protests in support of Palestine. Ended with police intervention, including the use of tear gas and water cannons. 44 protesters were arrested. | [38] | |
| 21 May 2021 | | 100 | Demonstration in the city center. | [39] |
| 21 May 2021 | | 200 | Occupation of the Pont de la République. | [39] |
| 22 May 2021 | | 150 | Demonstration in the city center. | [39] |
| 22 May 2021 | 2,000 | Demonstration in the city center. | [39] | |
| 23 May 2021 | 1,000 | Demonstration in the city center. | [39] | |
| 27 November 2021 | 150 | Demonstration at the Pont de la République in solidarity with Palestinian children imprisoned by Israel. | [40] | |
| 1 May 2022 | ? | March through the city center as part of the International Workers' Day parade. | [41] | |
| 25 October 2022 | 50 | Demonstration at Place Saint Augustin. Protesters handed approximately 37,000 signatures demanding the release of Palestinian children imprisoned by Israel. | [42] | |
| 4 December 2022 | | 50 | Demonstration at Place Gabriel Péri. | [43] |
| Date | City/town | Estimated attendance | Description | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 February 2023 | 50 | Demonstration outside the parliament against a visit of Benjamin Netanyahu. | [44] | |
| 4 March 2023 | | 100 | Demonstration and march through the city center against attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villages, including the recent attack in Huwara. | [45] |
| 18 March 2023 | | ? | Demonstration outside the sub-prefecture. | [46] |
| 2 April 2023 | | 50 | Demonstration at Place Gabriel Péri. | [47] |
| 1 May 2023 | ? | March through the city center as part of the International Workers' Day parade. | [48] | |
| 5 July 2023 | | ? | Demonstration along the route of the 2023 Tour de France, which the protesters called a "whitewashing operation for Israeli crimes". | [49] |
| 10 October 2023 | 500 | Demonstration at the Place de la République. | [50] | |
| 12 October 2023 | 3,000 | Demonstration in the city center despite the ban on pro-Palestinian protests by the government. Ended with police intervention, including the use of tear gas and water cannons. Ten protesters were arrested. | [51] [52] [53] | |
| 13 October 2023 | | ? | Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. Some protesters were arrested. | [54] |
| 13 October 2023 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. Some protesters were arrested. | [54] | |
| 13 October 2023 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. Some protesters were arrested. | [54] | |
| 13 October 2023 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. Some protesters were arrested. | [54] | |
| 13 October 2023 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. Some protesters were arrested. | [54] | |
| 14 October 2023 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. Some protesters were arrested including French-Algerian journalist Taha Bouhafs while covering the protest. | [54] | |
| 22 October 2023 | 15,000 | Demonstration in the city center. First demonstration authorized by the French government since 7 October. | [55] [56] | |
| 28 October 2023 | 3,000-4,000 | Demonstration in the city center. 1,359 protesters were fined 135€ for "participating in an illegal demonstration". | [54] [57] | |
| 2 November 2023 | 2,000 | Demonstration in the city center. | [58] | |
| 4 November 2023 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [59] | |
| 4 November 2023 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [59] | |
| 4 November 2023 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [59] | |
| 4 November 2023 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [59] | |
| 4 November 2023 | 600-2,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [59] | |
| 4 November 2023 | 1,000 | Demonstration in the city center. Protesters chanted slogans such as "So, so, so, solidarité avec les Gazaouis" ("So, so, so, solidarity with the people of Gaza") and "Israël terroriste, Macron complice" ("Israel is a terrorist, Macron is an accomplice"). | [59] | |
| 4 November 2023 | 19,000-60,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [59] | |
| 11 November 2023 | ? | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [60] | |
| 11 November 2023 | ? | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [60] | |
| 11 November 2023 | ? | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [60] | |
| 11 November 2023 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [60] | |
| 11 November 2023 | 500 | Demonstration in the city center. | [60] | |
| 11 November 2023 | 500 | Demonstration in the city center. | [60] | |
| 11 November 2023 | 1,300 | Demonstration in the city center. | [60] | |
| 11 November 2023 | 16,200 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [60] | |
| 18 November 2023 | ? | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [61] | |
| 25 November 2023 | | 50 | Torchlight march through the city center. | [62] |
| 2 December 2023 | | 100 | Demonstration in the city center. | [62] |
| 9 December 2023 | ? | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [62] |
| Date | City/town | Estimated attendance | Description | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January 2024 | ? | Car parade with protesters waving Palestinian flags. Ended with police intervention. | [63] | |
| 14 February 2024 | 500 | Demonstration outside the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. | [64] | |
| 18 February 2024 | 500 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [65] | |
| 9 March 2024 | ? | Peace march. Protesters covered a distance of 36km, representing the distance between Gaza City and Rafah. | [66] | |
| 9 March 2024 | 750 | Demonstration in the city center. Protesters unfurled a large banner reading "Levée du siège criminel de Gaza" ("Lift the criminal siege on Gaza"). | [66] | |
| 9 March 2024 | 900 | Demonstration in the city center. | [66] | |
| 9 March 2024 | 11,500-60,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [66] | |
| 24 April 2024 | 50 | Occupation of a Sciences Po building. Ended with police intervention. | [67] [68] | |
| 25 April 2024 | 150 | Occupation of a Sciences Po building. Protesters blocked the entrance with trash, pieces of metal and wood, and a motorcycle. Lasted until 26 April. Ended with police intervention. | [68] [69] [70] | |
| 29 April 2024 | 50 | Encampment at the Sorbonne University. Ended with police intervention. | [71] [72] | |
| 30 April 2024 | ? | Demonstration at Tolbiac campus. | [71] | |
| 30 April 2024 | | 30 | Occupation of a building at the Sciences Po Menton. | [73] |
| 30 April 2024 | 50 | Demonstration in front of the Institut d'études politiques de Strasbourg. | [74] | |
| 30 April 2024 | | 50 | Sit-in outside Grenoble Institute of Political Studies. Protesters occupied the tram lines blocking tram traffic. | [75] |
| 30 April 2024 | 200 | Demonstration at the courtyard of the Institut d'études politiques de Lyon. | [71] | |
| 2 May 2024 | | 15 | Occupation of a Sciences Po campus. Lasted until 3 May. Ended with police intervention. | [71] |
| 2 May 2024 | 80 | Blocking of the École supérieure de journalisme de Lille. Protesters demanded the end of a collaboration between Sciences Po Lille and Tel Aviv University. | [76] | |
| 2 May 2024 | 100 | Occupation of an amphitheater at Institut d'études politiques de Lyon. Protesters unfurled a large Palestinian flag. | [71] | |
| 2 May 2024 | 300 | Encampment at the Sorbonne University. | [71] | |
| 18 May 2024 | 5,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center on occasion of the 76 years of the Nakba. | [77] | |
| 27 May 2024 | 10,000 | Demonstration in the city center in reaction to the Israeli strike that killed at least 45 people in a refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip the previous day . | [78] | |
| 28 May 2024 | 5,000 | Demonstration at the Place de la République. | [79] | |
| 1 June 2024 | 22,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. Some protesters also payed a tribute to anti-fascist activist Clément Méric. | [80] [81] | |
| 5 October 2024 | 200 | Demonstration and march through the city center. Protesters held a minute of silence in homage of the murdered Palestinians. | [82] | |
| 5 October 2024 | 200 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [82] [83] [84] | |
| 5 October 2024 | 300 | Demonstration and march through the city center. Protesters chanted the name of imprisoned Lebanese pro-Palestinian activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah. | [82] [84] | |
| 5 October 2024 | 300 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [83] [84] | |
| 5 October 2024 | 350 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [82] | |
| 5 October 2024 | 5,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. Protesters demanded the government to recognize the state of Palestine. | [82] [83] [84] | |
| 9 November 2024 | 500 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [85] | |
| 13 November 2024 | 3,000 | Demonstration outside a far-right pro-Israel gala that Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich was scheduled to attend. | [86] [87] [88] | |
| 14 November 2024 | 500 | Demonstration before a UEFA match featuring visiting Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., less than one week after riots during and after their last game in Amsterdam caused an international incident. Scuffles and altercations between pro-Palestine and pro-Israel supporters occurred after the match. Some protesters defaced a McDonald's restaurant and a Starbucks. Ended with police intervention, including the use of tear gas. | [89] [90] | |
| 7 December 2024 | ? | Demonstration and march through the city center. A counter-protester teared down a sign from demonstrators and brandished a firearm. The individual was arrested. | [91] |
| Date | City/town | Estimated attendance | Description | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 January 2025 | 5,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [92] | |
| 30 March 2025 | 500 | Demonstration and march on the occasion of the Land Day. | [93] [94] | |
| 10 April 2025 | ? | Demonstration outside a factory of STMicroelectronics against its collaboration with Israeli defence companies. | [95] | |
| 1 May 2025 | | ? | Demonstration at a roundabout. | [96] |
| 1 May 2025 | | ? | Demonstration at a roundabout. | [96] |
| 1 May 2025 | | ? | Demonstration at a roundabout. | [96] |
| 25 May 2025 | 4,000 | Demonstration at the Place de la République. | [97] | |
| 1 June 2025 | 1,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [98] | |
| 9 June 2025 | | ? | Demonstration as part of a demonstration against far-right groups. | [99] |
| 10 June 2025 | 8,000–50,000 | Demonstration in the city center, demanding the release of activists on the Madleen detained by Israel. | [100] | |
| 14 June 2025 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [101] | |
| 14 June 2025 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [101] | |
| 14 June 2025 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [101] | |
| 14 June 2025 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [101] | |
| 14 June 2025 | | 670 | Demonstration in the city center. | [101] |
| 14 June 2025 | | 1500 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [102] |
| 14 June 2025 | 1,300-3,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [101] [102] | |
| 14 June 2025 | 9,000-150,000 | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [101] [102] | |
| 20 June 2025 | | 300 | Demonstration in the city center. | [103] |
| 26 July 2025 | ? | Demonstration at the La Madeleine church. | [104] | |
| 2 August 2025 | ? | Demonstration at Place Broglie. | [105] | |
| 6 August 2025 | ? | Demonstration and march through the city center. | [105] | |
| 16 August 2025 | ? | Human chain from Place Kléber to Pont de l'Europe. | [105] | |
| 4 September 2025 | 3 | Attempted breaking into a synagogue where a meeting on aliyah - immigration of Jews to Israel - was taking place. Ended with police intervention. Three activists were arrested. | [106] | |
| 4 October 2025 | 5,000–10,000 | Demonstration in the city center. | [107] | |
| 17 October 2025 | | 50 | Demonstration at a roundabout. | [108] |
| 6 November 2025 | ? | Disruption of a concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Lahav Shani. Protesters stormed the stage and set-off a few smoke bombs. | [109] | |
| 8 November 2025 | ? | Demonstration in the city center. | [110] |
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