In photos: Protesters rally across U.S. and the world over Israeli–Palestinian conflict
16 May 2021
Thousands of people rallied across the U.S. and the world Saturday following days of violence in Gaza and Israel that's killed at least 145 Palestinians, including 41 children, and eight Israelis, per AP.
The big picture: Most demonstrations were in support of Palestinians. There were tense scenes between pro-Israeli government protesters and pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Winnipeg, Canada, and Leipzig, Germany, but no arrests were made, CBS News and DW.com report.
Police arrest a protester in Jerusalem, Israel, at a May 15 demonstration organized by the Standing Together Movement, which calls Arab and Jewish people to unite and demands the end of attacks on both Israel and Gaza. Photo: Daniel Rolider/Getty Images
Thousands gather during a rally to support Palestininians at Copley Square in Boston, Massachusetts on May 15. Photo: Joseph PreziosoAFP via Getty Images
A protester stands shrouded in tear gas at a Protest in Solidarity with in Paris, France, on May 15. Police arrested 44 people at the banned rally, per France 24. Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images
People gather in Brooklyn, New York City, to demonstrate in support of Palestinians. Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Thousands fill Nathan Phillips Square as the Palestinian Youth Movement leads a demonstration against the Israel-Gaza Strip clashes in Toronto, Canada, May 15. Photo: Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images
People carry the Palestinian flag during a May 15 march to the Houston City Hall in Houston, Texas. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
A pro-Palestinian demonration in Berlin, Germany, on May 15. Photo: Stefanie Loos/AFP via Getty Images
People demonstrate in support of Palestinians in Los Angeles on May 15. Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Kensington Palace near the Israeli embassy in London, England, on May 15. Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Images via Getty Images
A pro-Israeli government supporter in Copley Square May 15. Photo: Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images
Riot police use water cannon on pro-Palestinian protesters outside the Israeli embassy in Athens, Greece, May 15. Photo: Dimitris Lampropoulos/NurPhoto via Getty Images
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Transcripts show George Floyd told police "I can't breathe" over 20 times
Section2Newly released transcripts of bodycam footage from the Minneapolis Police Department show that George Floyd told officers he could not breathe more than 20 times in the moments leading up to his death.
Why it matters: Floyd's killing sparked a national wave of Black Lives Matter protests and an ongoing reckoning over systemic racism in the United States. The transcripts "offer one the most thorough and dramatic accounts" before Floyd's death, The New York Times writes.
The state of play: The transcripts were released as former officer Thomas Lane seeks to have the charges that he aided in Floyd's death thrown out in court, per the Times. He is one of four officers who have been charged.
- The filings also include a 60-page transcript of an interview with Lane. He said he "felt maybe that something was going on" when asked if he believed that Floyd was having a medical emergency at the time.
What the transcripts say:
- Floyd told the officers he was claustrophobic as they tried to get him into the squad car.
- The transcripts also show Floyd saying, "Momma, I love you. Tell my kids I love them. I'm dead."
- Former officer Derek Chauvin, who had his knee on Floyd's neck for over eight minutes, told Floyd, "Then stop talking, stop yelling, it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk."
Read the transcripts via DocumentCloud.