Several Arrests Made as Thousands Descend on London for Pro-Palestine Protest
Police said several arrests were made, including people accused of backing the banned group Palestine Action and damaging a war memorial.
- On Saturday, thousands of demonstrators gathered in central London for a National March for Palestine, with the Metropolitan Police imposing strict route conditions via Westminster Bridge, York Road, Waterloo Bridge and the Strand to minimize community disruption.
- The march occurred three days after the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, which killed 1,200 Israelis and prompted the ongoing military conflict in Gaza.
- Deputy Assistant Commissioner Carl Galvin warned officers would enforce Public Order Act powers requiring protesters to remove face coverings if used to "intimidate and commit offences," with police empowered to arrest those who refuse.
- Police made several arrests, including individuals accused of supporting the banned group Palestine Action and damaging the Battle of Britain memorial, while about 30 members of Stop The Hate gathered outside New Scotland Yard.
- Galvin refuted accusations of "two-tiered policing" on Friday, stating officers exercise "professional judgment and acting proportionately based on the facts before them," while the Campaign Against Antisemitism labeled the approach a "galling example of two-tier policing.
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Thousands of people joined a pro-Palestinian march in central London demanding that Britain stop arms sales to Israel. The demonstration was organised by the Palestine Coalition and moved from Victoria Embankment to Whitehall. The Metropolitan Police had expected between 7,000 and 10,000 participants, but no final figures were available by the end of the demonstration. The route took in Westminster Bridge, York Road, Waterloo Bridge and the Stra…
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Several arrests made as thousands descend on London for pro-Palestine protest
Several arrests have been made so far, the Metropolitan Police said.
Three years after the beginning of the war and one year after a cease-fire remained largely dead, the organizers considered the measures taken by the British government to be inadequate.
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