Several Arrests Made as Thousands Descend on London for Pro-Palestine Protest
Police said 20 people were arrested after officers imposed route and mask rules to limit disruption and protect communities.
- On Saturday, thousands joined a pro-Palestine march in London, where Metropolitan Police enforced Public Order Act powers requiring protesters to remove face coverings used to conceal identities or intimidate others.
- The demonstration occurred three days after the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, which resulted in 1,221 deaths and the capture of 251 hostages.
- Police made several arrests, including individuals supporting the banned group Palestine Action, while a counter-protest by Stop The Hate gathered outside New Scotland Yard to oppose the march.
- Deputy Assistant Commissioner Carl Galvin refuted accusations of "two-tiered policing," stating "it is officers exercising professional judgment and acting proportionately based on the facts before them," though the Campaign Against Antisemitism disputed this characterization.
- Similar protests occurred in Berlin and Dublin as demonstrators demanded an end to strikes on Gaza; Aimee Shalan, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, called for "full sanctions on Israel.
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In order to put an end to the Israeli bombings in the Gaza Strip, the demonstrators demanded four measures from the federal and provincial governments.
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Many protesters in the German capital held placards with slogans against German arms exports to Israel.
A few thousand people took part on Saturday, in London, in a march to demand a halt to the blows on the Gaza Strip, more than three years after the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, triggered by the unprecedented terrorist attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, reports AFP, Reuters and Agerpres.
A few thousand people took part on Saturday, in London, in a march to demand a halt to the blows on the Gaza Strip, more than three years after the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, triggered by the unprecedented terrorist attack committed by the Palestinian Islamist movement in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, reports AFP, Reuters and DPA, ...
Communist protesters scale Battle of Britain memorial during London pro-Palestine march
Communist protesters have scaled the Battle of Britain memorial, chanting and waving flags, as a pro-Palestine march descended on London.Clashes with police erupted and arrests were made around the monument at Victoria Embankment.The bronze and granite memorial commemorates those who took part in the Battle of Britain, defending the UK during some of the darkest days of World War II. Around 20 arrests were made during the protests, the Metropoli…
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