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At least 150 people gathered in front of the U.S. District Court in Eugene on Monday to rally and march in support of Palestinians, marking the one-year anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel that left roughly 1,200 dead and more than 250 people taken hostage.
With signs clad in sayings like “your tax money is arming genocide,” “victory to the resistance” and “EPD, KKK, IDF are all the same,” protesters took to the streets at the intersection of Mill Street and 8th Ave., blocking local traffic with bicycles. Activists chanted phrases like “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” and “Viva, Viva Palestina.”
Bike officers with the Eugene Police Department appeared to monitor protesters as they made their way down High Street and onto 13th Ave. toward the University of Oregon campus.
At the start of the march, protesters were advised to stay silent as they passed the Erb Memorial Amphitheater on the UO campus as local groups, including Ducks 4 Israel, Oregon Hillel, and Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity were hosting a commemoration to honor the lives lost of Oct. 7, 2023.