Ten thousand people marched through the center of Buenos Aires on Saturday in support of Palestine.
The protest was organized by the Argentine Committee of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and the Workers’ Left Front – Unity (an electoral alliance of four revolutionary Trotskyist parties in Argentina) ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s expected visit to the country at the end of August.
Videos from the rally showed protesters mainly wearing red to indicate blood, while many carried doll infants covered in blood. Argentina could face legal consequences should the planned visit go ahead, given it is a member of the International Criminal Court which has an arrest warrant against Netanyahu.
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The anti-Israel protesters on Saturday called for Netanyahu’s arrest if he attempts to visit, as well as a termination of trade and diplomatic relations with Israel. This seems unlikely, given Argentinian President Javier Milei’s expression of “unwavering commitment” to Israel during his visit in June 2025, and his proposal to move his nation’s embassy to Jerusalem.
¡Sigue creciendo la movilización en Argentina! Miles de personas en Buenos Aires (y en decenas de ciudades del interior del país) nos sumamos al cacerolazo global por Palestina. Denunciamos la hambruna inducida por el Estado genocida de Israel. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/fP3E6EOdMi
— JudiesXPalestina (@JXPalestina) August 9, 2025
The anti-Israel Jewish group, Judies x Palestina, participated in the rally and denounced the “famine induced by the genocidal State of Israel,” in a post to social media.
“Zionism is not Judaism. We reject Netanyahu’s next visit to Argentina. The place of genocide is jail. Milei: Not in our name! No to the official alignment with the United States and Israel.”