This Video Does Not Feature a Recent Pro-Palestine Protest in Detroit
The Claim
A video shows a mass protest supporting Palestine in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
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Following the recent Israeli assaults on Palestinians, social media users circulated a video purporting to show a mass protest supporting Palestine in Detroit, the U.S. state of Michigan.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulating video and found the claim to be misleading. A reverse image search of the video revealed the video to be outdated.
2021 Video of Solidarity Protest Resurfaces Online
Contrary to the viral claim, the video is old. On May 18, 2021, the same video was uploaded to YouTube.
The video’s title reads, “Demonstration in support of Palestine in Detroit, Michigan, USA, more than 250,000 participants.”
2021 Pro-Palestine Protests in Detroit
Following the declaration of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in an 11-day armed conflict that included deadly airstrikes in May 2021, the Arab American community in Metro Detroit continued to demonstrate in support of Palestine in large numbers.
They come after similar demonstrations in recent weeks, in which 10,000 people gathered in Dearborn to protest President Biden's assertion that Israel has the right to defend itself in the situation while 100 people supported Israel in West Bloomfield.
The crowd included people of various races and ethnicities, and several Jews from metro Detroit supported the Palestinian cause.
Recent Israeli Raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque and Gaza
Violence broke out in the early days of the holy month of Ramadan and on the day of the Jewish festival of Passover.
At least 14 Palestinians were injured and hundreds were detained as a result of the Israeli police raid on the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, which also led to clashes in the West Bank and cross-border strikes in the Gaza Strip.
Israel also carried out air raids on Gaza City and bombed vacant areas and sites believed to belong to Hamas.
No casualties were reported at the time.
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