As we gathered at Tavistock Square today, hundreds of people also gathered at nearby Russell Square (near which, underground, 26 people were murdered on 7th July 2005) ready for todays Pro-Palestinian, death to Israel, long live the intifada rally, destined to march to Victoria Embankment and the Houses of Parliament.
Dozens of them filed past the Tavistock Square slab-stone, wearing their keffiyers, holding their flags and placards. Some looked, but only they know what they saw; others walked past oblivious.
Was he thinking “good work brothers – may Allah bless you”? Or I’d prefer to grant him the benefit of the doubt and hope he desired world peace and an end to strife.
I fear that this chap photographed in the Express would have been thinking the former. Also from the London Evening Standard
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of public order offences at a pro-Palestinian march in central London, the Metropolitan Police said. One man has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence relating to a placard, while three more were held on suspicion of breaching Public Order Act conditions imposed on the march, the force said on X.
The march, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, formed in Russell Square before following a route through the city and ending with speeches near Portcullis House.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators called for the “State of Israel to go”
A group of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered opposite Downing Street and was marshalled by Met officers, despite the conditions requiring the protest to remain on the Victoria Embankment. Jeremy Corbyn, re-elected as an independent MP for Islington North on Friday, was among those in attendance at the demonstration.
A counter protest by pro-Israel group Enough is Enough was planned for the same time.
In one video clip posted on X Enough is Enough people were branded “a bunch of Zionists” by pro Palestinians with other insults exchanged between the two groups.
Matt Capon of the School of Journalism at City University was convinced that the counter-protest had been called off, was non-existant. Until he met it, very vocal on Waterloo Bridge.
A pro-#Israel counter-protest has formed on Waterloo Bridge to confront the #Palestine protesters heading towards the London rally below, forcing a very swift reaction from police. It did seem unusual that they weren’t here, but so far they’ve not been dispersed and moved on. pic.twitter.com/0pR9Fgdyx3
— Matt Capon (@MattLCapon) July 6, 2024
I recommend the bottom set of 4 videos. It is always good to see the pro-Hamas hate countered.
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