Protest

26
Mar 2025
8:02 UTC

MENA Tactical: Pro-Palestinian protests slated to take place across MENA from March 26-30; maintain heightened vigilance

Current Situation:

  • Pro-Palestinian activists have organized protests in EgyptJordan, Morocco, and Turkey from March 26-28. 
  • In Egypt, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has planned a symbolic protest outside the Journalists Syndicate building in Cairo’s Abd el-Khalek Tharwat Street on March 26 at 17:30 (local time). 
  • In Jordan, the “Islamic Action Front in Jordan” will hold a demonstration on March 28 outside Amman’s Grand Husseini Mosque after Friday prayers. Friday afternoon prayers will reportedly take place at around 12:41 in Amman on March 28. 
  • In Morocco, the “Moroccan Front for Support of Palestine and Against Normalization” has called for a protest march on March 28, starting from Rabat’s Place el-Barid on Mohammed V Street at 21:30. The endpoint of the protest march is not specified. 
  • The same group has also called for “popular mobilization” in all Moroccan city squares from March 28-30. These will likely materialize in major cities, including Rabat, Casablanca, and Marrakech.  
  • In Turkey, the BDS movement has called for a protest on March 28 at 18:30 in front of Istanbul’s Sultanahmet Obelisk (also known as the Obelisk of Theodosius). The protest is being held to call on Turkey to sever ties with Israel. 

Source: BDS Egypt 

Recommendations:

  1. Those operating or residing in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Turkey from March 26-30 are advised to maintain heightened vigilance and allot for disruptions in the vicinity of the aforementioned areas due to the slated protest.   
  2. American and Israeli citizens and Jewish individuals are advised to maintain a low profile in public and to avoid revealing their identities and religious and political inclinations.  
  3. Over the coming hours and days, it is recommended to maintain heightened vigilance due to the potential of spontaneous pro-Palestinian protests materializing across the region in response to unfolding geopolitical developments. 
AFFECTED AREA MENA
INCIDENT RISK LEVEL Medium
STRENGTH OF SOURCE Confirmed

Current Situation:

  • Pro-Palestinian activists have organized protests in EgyptJordan, Morocco, and Turkey from March 26-28. 
  • In Egypt, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has planned a symbolic protest outside the Journalists Syndicate building in Cairo’s Abd el-Khalek Tharwat Street on March 26 at 17:30 (local time). 
  • In Jordan, the “Islamic Action Front in Jordan” will hold a demonstration on March 28 outside Amman’s Grand Husseini Mosque after Friday prayers. Friday afternoon prayers will reportedly take place at around 12:41 in Amman on March 28. 
  • In Morocco, the “Moroccan Front for Support of Palestine and Against Normalization” has called for a protest march on March 28, starting from Rabat’s Place el-Barid on Mohammed V Street at 21:30. The endpoint of the protest march is not specified. 
  • The same group has also called for “popular mobilization” in all Moroccan city squares from March 28-30. These will likely materialize in major cities, including Rabat, Casablanca, and Marrakech.  
  • In Turkey, the BDS movement has called for a protest on March 28 at 18:30 in front of Istanbul’s Sultanahmet Obelisk (also known as the Obelisk of Theodosius). The protest is being held to call on Turkey to sever ties with Israel. 

Source: BDS Egypt 

Recommendations:

  1. Those operating or residing in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Turkey from March 26-30 are advised to maintain heightened vigilance and allot for disruptions in the vicinity of the aforementioned areas due to the slated protest.   
  2. American and Israeli citizens and Jewish individuals are advised to maintain a low profile in public and to avoid revealing their identities and religious and political inclinations.  
  3. Over the coming hours and days, it is recommended to maintain heightened vigilance due to the potential of spontaneous pro-Palestinian protests materializing across the region in response to unfolding geopolitical developments. 
AFFECTED AREA MENA
INCIDENT RISK LEVEL Medium
STRENGTH OF SOURCE Confirmed