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More than 300 thousand people took to the march. this Saturday in the center London demand Israel stopping their bombings against A loop. Meanwhile, police arrested 82 people
More than 300 thousand people took to the march. this Saturday in the center London demand Israel stopping their bombings against A loop.
Meanwhile, police arrested 82 people who tried to disrupt the protest that took place in peaceful.
With Palestinian flags and posters calling for an end to attacks in the Gaza Strip, young people, elderly people and families with children They marched from Hyde Park Central to the US Embassy to ask that country to do everything it can to stop Israeli attacks on the enclave.
The protest coincided with the commemoration of those killed in armed conflict – Armistice Day, which ended the First World War – causing discomfort for Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government, as well as a group of far-right supporters who fought. with law enforcement agencies.
Photo: EFE
London’s Metropolitan Police (MET) said on X (formerly Twitter) that they had arrested 82 people in the south of the city to stop them disrupting public order by failing to attend a pro-Palestinian demonstration.
Those detained “are part of a large group of counter-protesters who we have been closely monitoring and who were attempting to join the main (pro-Palestinian) march,” the Met said. “We will continue to take measures to prevent unrest.”
This morning far right group He was trying to get past the security fences that had been erected around a government area in London where there was a battle with law enforcement.
The group carried flags with the image of St George, the patron saint of England, shouted “England to the death” and rushed to reach the cenotaph, where a traditional ceremony was held today in memory of those killed in various wars.
Photo: EFE
The police, who refused to ban the demonstration as the government demanded, deployed more than 2,000 officers to prevent unrest in a march considered one of the most important in recent years in the United Kingdom. due to the large number of participants.
Several politicians have accused British Home Secretary Suella Braverman of encouraging far-right groups after she criticized the police, which she accused of “double standards,” in an op-ed published in The Times on Thursday. and “playing favorites” with pro-Palestinian protesters.
Photo: EFE
This was stated by London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
“The Met has my full support in taking action against anyone who seeks to incite hatred and break the law,” Khan added.
Labour’s home affairs spokeswoman Yvette Cooper told X today that everyone should reflect on the impact of their words and actions and avoid stoking anger.
The pro-Palestinian rally was organized by several groups, including the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Stop the War Coalition, the Muslim Association of the United Kingdom, the Palestine Forum in the United Kingdom and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
Photo: Reuters
Protesters’ signs read: “Free Palestine,” “End the siege,” “Biden, stop arming Israel,” or “Hands off Palestine.”
One of those present, 30-year-old Arifa Kabiri, said: EFE that this was the first protest in which he participated and he admitted that he could not stay at home:
Seeing the horror of the massacre and genocide of the Palestinians. We call a halt to the game. No one should die, I stand in solidarity with both the innocent people of Israel and the people of Palestine.
“I understand that the Israelis are shocked by what happened on October 7 (the Hamas attack), but they shouldn’t react the way they do, that’s revenge. “This is massacre and genocide.”
Another participant, Tim Simon, 60, an elementary school teacher, pointed out EFE protesting the genocide currently taking place in Gaza and calling for a ceasefire.
“I am horrified by the massacre of 10 thousand innocent people by the Israeli state, 4 thousand of them children.. For me this cannot be justified, it is a war crime and it is unforgivable.” (EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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