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In a demonstration that drew over 10,000 participants, anti-Israel protesters marched through central London on Saturday, expressing various sentiments that ranged from calls for an immediate ceasefire to the Israel-Hamas conflict to pro-Houthi chants and displays of antisemitic conspiracy theories.

 

The protesters, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), made their way through London’s West End to Whitehall, where speeches were delivered. Some called for an end to the conflict, but at Downing Street and near The Cenotaph, calls for intifada as the “only solution” were voiced. A few arrests were made during the demonstration, with one woman taken into custody for setting off a smoke bomb or flare, and another arrested for chanting slogans “that may incite racial hatred.”

 

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Various placards and banners exhibited controversial messages, including one claiming "the BBC is an arm of the Zionist propaganda machine" and another stating "Our media, TV, radio and government are controlled by Zionists." Some posters equated Zionism with Nazism, while others depicted UK and American leaders as Adolf Hitler. Support for Yemen’s Houthis, who have recently attacked international shipping, was evident throughout the march.

 

A cardboard poster with the words "keep the world clean" alongside an illustration of an Israeli flag in a bin was also part of the visual expressions during the event. Organizers cited it as the "eighth national march held for the Palestinian people" since the October 7, 2023 massacre in which Hamas terrorists murdered 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped around 240 individuals, half of whom remain in captivity.

 

The Metropolitan Police had deployed hundreds of officers, some with additional dispersal powers, for the march. Leading up to the event, the police warned that they would take action against anyone who "crossed the line." Earlier in the week, the Met denied a request from organizers to have a second stage, emphasizing the need to balance protesters' rights with the rights of others, given the significant disruption caused by the march.

 

Notably, two Labour MPs, Apsana Begum and Zarah Sultana, spoke at the protest, and several trade unions, including the NEU, RMT, and UCU, were also represented.

 

05.02.24

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‘Disgraceful’: Pro-Palestine protest in London facing backlash

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‘Disgraceful’: Pro-Palestine protest in London facing backlash

Sky News host Rowan Dean has slammed a “disgraceful” pro-Palestine rally held in London over the weekend.

It was the first march in London since the International Court of Justice handed down its verdict after South Africa’s accusations of genocide.

The Metropolitan Police said it made several arrests after one marcher was accused of setting off a suspected smoke bomb or flare.

About 10,000 people marched through the streets holding banners that read, “Freedom to Palestine” and “Boycott Israel”.

https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/outsiders/disgraceful-propalestine-protest-in-london-facing-backlash/video/805b64b8cc6bac2c5a7b2f79a1df81e6

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4 hours ago, Jingthing said:

They say Zionists.

They mean Jews.

They're not fooling anyone.

 

They fooled me. They said Zionists. Stop trying to cast legitimate pro Palestinian support as antisemitic.

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Pro-Palestinian protestors on the streets of London showing support for the Houthis, a terrorist group.

 

"Demonstrators also chanted: “Yemen, Yemen make us proud, turn another ship around,” a reference to the Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
Multiple banners displaying anti-Semitic tropes were displayed at the march, which began outside BBC headquarters in Portland Place and was due to finish in Whitehall."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/03/palestine-march-london-zionists-israel-antisemitism-protest/

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54 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

What is disgraceful about the demonstration, I missed that bit. 

Many one or two people didn't behave themselves, but that doesn't mean the whole thing was disgraceful. I applaud them for trying to stop this killing of thousands of innocent kids.

Hopefully you're joking.

Pushing Jew hating tropes like Jews control the media and supporting global terrorist violence is objectively disgraceful unless you're pro Hamas in which case you think such disgraceful positions are great.

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48 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

There's a big difference to being anti-Isreali policy and being antiJew. 

I think there are more non-Israeli Jews that Israeli ones. 

 

 

By a bit keeping in mind there is always a lot of disagreement on how Jews are to be counted especially among Jews.

 

Jewish Population Rises to 15.7 Million Worldwide | The Jewish Agency

 

Being critical of Israel doesn't automatically mean you're a Jew hater but quite often the rhetoric of such criticism strongly indicates that such hatred IS part of it. 

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8 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

 

It was a peaceful demonstration. You might not like the message but you can't call them antisemitic because they support Palestinian causes. That's a bridge too far. Are some of them antisemitic? For sure but you want to paint everyone with a wide brush.

Based on the coverage presented it was obviously a Jew hating, pro terrorist, pro violence, pro Iran rally.

People that weren't on board with that should have immediately left the scene but I'm seeing no indication that happened.

 

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1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

Based on the coverage presented it was obviously a Jew hating, pro terrorist, pro violence, pro Iran rally.

People that weren't on board with that should have immediately left the scene but I'm seeing no indication that happened.

 

I saw protests about genocide.

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12 minutes ago, Jeff the Chef said:

There are hundreds of thousands of Jews who do not accept the Zionist State of Israel. Why does the media never talk about them?

The State of Israel does not represent world Jewry!
https://twitter.com/i/status/1754423001158693078

There are also Queers for Palestine proving nothing. Obviously no group is a monolith.

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1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

Which isn't happening but that's another discussion.

 

The protesters are alleging that it did and it's their right to do so regardless of whether others think it did or didn't. Calling for an intifada is not calling for terrorism. You have no evidence whatsoever that anyone in that crowd was calling for terrorism and they would have been arrested had they done so.

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