On December 22nd, 2017, from 1pm to 1.30pm, in Knez Mihailova Street, in the center of Belgrade, Women in Black held a peace action "Stop Occupation" in black and silence, on the occasion of the current political situation in the Middle East.
The following banners were raised at the protest:
- Women in black against the war
- Stop the occupation (in Serbian, English, Hebrew and Arabic)
- Peace (in Serbian, English, Hebrew and Arabic)
The action was monitored by the police, but it did not go without incidents. A group of four Israeli tourists shouted to the gathered activists of Women in Black:
„I was in the Israeli army“
„Come to Israel so we can kill you“
„Come to Israel to see how it really is“
„You are agly“
„Fuck you“
„Kiss me in my ass“
„Give us your phones and lap tops because they are made in Israel“
„Israel is the best“
„Israel is the most beautiful“
„You are evil“
„You are no one“
About 15 activists of Women in Black attended this peace protest.
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