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How ACLED Recorded the Rhodes Confrontation

The incident appears in a wider review of demonstrations across Europe in October 2024.

ACLED records a confrontation involving Israeli tourists and pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Rhodes on October 4, 2024. Its regional report places it within a month of renewed mobilisation around the anniversary of the October 7 attacks and the escalation in Lebanon.

The report describes a specific incident. Its regional assessment says demonstrations remained mostly peaceful. Comparing rates of confrontation would require both the number of demonstrations and the number of incidents in each country, using the same period and coding rules.

Police and transport records by country

What local records show outside campus

Greek public broadcaster ERT relayed a police update on May 15, 2024 confirming that traffic had resumed on Vasilissis Sofias and Kifisias avenues in Athens. Restrictions had been in place because of a march against the war in Palestine. The report does not give a precise closure duration or financial estimate. ERT report relaying police updates.