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Tens of thousands of Brits stage new anti-Israel protest in London
Organizers held a series of speeches at the start of the march on Regent Street before walking through the heart of west London towards the Israeli Embassy in South Kensington, Middle East Eye reported.
Flanked by an army of volunteers in green vests, protesters held Palestine flags and placards that called on Britain to impose a full arms embargo on Israel and for the Israeli military to end its war in Gaza.
Iqbal Mohamed, one of the independent MPs elected in July who stood on a pro-Palestine platform, joined the march.
Mohamed said that Britain’s decision to cut 30 out of 350 arms contracts with Israel and the decision to restore partial funding to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, was a “drop in the ocean”.
“Britain could be indicted for possible war crimes and my job as a British citizen and parliamentarian is to ensure we comply with international law.”
Saturday’s march was the 18th national demonstration for Palestine since the start of the war last October and the first time a pro-Palestine march has been held in the vicinity of the Israeli Embassy in South Kensington.
It was organized by a coalition of organizations, including the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Friends of Al-Aqsa, the Muslim Association of Britain, the Stop the War Coalition and the Palestine Forum in Britain.
The protest, which ended on the edge of Hyde Park, near the Israeli Embassy, was met with metal barriers and dozens of police officers.
The health ministry in Gaza said Sunday that at least 40,972 people have been killed in the Israeli war now in its 12th month.
The toll includes 33 deaths from Saturday to Sunday, according to the
ministry.