![Hundreds of people gathered on the occasion of International Quds Day to protest against the United States and Israel, holding banners, Iranian and Palestinian flags in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, on March 15, 2026. [Dursun Aydemir - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AA-20260315-40831929-40831922-PROTEST_HELD_IN_BRUSSELS_ON_INTERNATIONAL_QUDS_DAY-1-1.jpg)
Clashes broke out during a demonstration marking International Quds Day in Brussels, Belgium, after tensions erupted between rival groups, Anadolu reports. International Al-Quds Day, proposed by Iran’s former supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini after the 1979 revolution, is held each year in the holy month of Ramadan. The protest took place outside the European Parliament and was organized by the groups Al Moustafa and Justice Without Borders. Hundreds of people attended the rally, carrying Palestinian and Iranian flags, and chanted slogans opposing Israeli genocidal actions in the Gaza Strip and recent attacks on Iran. Some protesters held banners reading: “If you stay silent while women are being killed, your feminism belongs in the trash,” “Our country is not for sale,” and […]
