Group stages anti-war protest against Israel, US during Nobel banquet in Sweden
Protesters assemble outside Stockholm City Hall, where King Carl XVI Gustaf hosted banquet, to denounce Israel’s attacks on Gaza Strip and US preparations for military action against Venezuela.
Activists stage a protest against Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip for over two years and the US's preparations for an attack on Venezuela during the traditional Nobel dinner held after the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden on December 10, 2025.
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People gathered Wednesday in Sweden’s capital during the traditional Nobel banquet following the award ceremony to protest Israel and the US.
Protesters assembled outside Stockholm City Hall, where King Carl XVI Gustaf hosted the banquet, to denounce Israel’s over two-year attacks on the Gaza Strip and US preparations for military action against Venezuela.
They chanted slogans such as “Stop the genocide in Gaza” and “Hands off Venezuela.”
Claiming the Nobel Prizes are funded by the US, protesters criticized Washington and the European Union for supporting Israel.
Carrying Palestinian flags, the group also objected to the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, who is known to be an Israeli supporter.
In a statement, the group described Machado as a woman who dedicated her prize to US President Donald Trump, welcomed American military intervention preparations in Venezuela, and was congratulated by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
