Participants in the third in a series of protests in Dunedin congregated in the Octagon on Saturday.
A group of about 150 people gathered on the Museum Reserve before marching down Great King St towards the city centre.
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) spokeswoman Rinad Tamimi said the support over the past weeks had been overwhelming.
"Support-wise, it feels amazing and we’re still so grateful for everyone and everything supporting us.
"It means that we are not alone and more and more people are getting educated on this and standing up for the truth, but it’s also very sad that we still have to debate about this and get up and talk about this."
She said it was good to have received the support of Dunedin’s Jewish community as it added another voice to the conversation.
"It’s not just Palestinians standing up for Palestinians, it’s not only Arabs or Muslims," she said.
"It’s good to hear different voices so people don’t think this is a war between Muslims and Jews, our problems is with Zionists and people who are supporting the genocide."
A letter to the Dunedin Muslim community, on behalf of the board of the Dunedin Jewish Congregation, was read out by Dr Mai Tamimi at the protest.
It extended its support and care, from one community to the other.
"We are reaching out to you, our Muslim whanau in Dunedin, and to the Palestinian community in Aotearoa, to share our deep sympathies and utter concern for your families, the future of the region, and all of its people," the letter said.
"We all believe that violence will never be the way forward, that everything necessary must be done to preserve human life, and to plan together for a future in which all people in the area live in freedom, equality, safety and prosperity."
Ahmad Abu Oun, Imam, of Dunedin’s Al-Maryam mosque, said his brother had recently died in a bombing in Gaza.
He said the official government information, through mainstream media such as television, did not portray the true extent of the conflict.
He and other Palestinians had little contact with home and often did not know whether their family was safe, he said.
The last contact he had with his family was four days ago, and he had only found out his brother was dead by scouring through social media for bad news.
He urged people to listen to the Palestinian community and share the truth on social media.
tim.scott@odt.co.nz , PIJF cadet reporter
