Tensions Flare in London as Pro-Palestinian Protesters Pelted with Eggs During Road Blockade

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Tensions Flare in London as Pro-Palestinian Protesters Pelted with Eggs During Road Blockade

 

Chaos unfolded in central London as pro-Palestinian protesters affiliated with the activist group Youth Demand were pelted with eggs while blocking major roads in the city. Armed with orange flares and bold banners reading “Free Palestine” and “Stop Arming Israel,” demonstrators disrupted traffic at key locations including Moorgate, Farringdon Road, and Fenchurch Street. The protest, which was described by witnesses as highly disruptive, drew strong reactions from the public — including what Youth Demand called a “shower of eggs” hurled at activists on Farringdon Road.

Passers-by threw a “shower of eggs” at the crowd of activists in Farringdon Road and a truck attempted to drive through them, according to Youth Demand, which organised the protest, The Telegraph reported. pic.twitter.com/wrjVe5DhNQ

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The group reported that a truck also attempted to drive through the crowd, highlighting the intensity of confrontations between the protesters and the public. Despite the disruption caused by the demonstration, which blocked roads for around 20 minutes at each location, Youth Demand stated that no arrests were made. The Metropolitan Police have yet to issue an official statement in response to the incident.

 

 

Youth Demand has quickly gained notoriety in recent weeks and is being referred to as “Just Stop Oil 2.0,” a nod to its close alignment with the soon-to-be-defunct environmental group known for high-profile protests. The new organisation is composed of various pro-Palestinian and environmentalist factions that have come together to continue the momentum of civil disobedience tactics aimed at drawing attention to both international and environmental crises.

 

This protest followed a separate, provocative action earlier in the week targeting Foreign Secretary David Lammy. On Tuesday, two female Youth Demand activists staged a demonstration outside Lammy’s home in north London, laying child-sized body bags on his doorstep and hanging a sign reading “Lammy Stop Arming Genocide” over his hedge. The message was clear: the group accuses the UK government of being complicit in what it terms genocide, citing the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

 

Youth Demand’s mission appears to extend beyond the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The group also demands reparations from what it calls “the super rich and fossil fuel elite,” whom they hold responsible for inflicting environmental harm on vulnerable communities through fossil fuel consumption. They frame their activism as a moral obligation in the face of global injustice.

 

Mia Hinds, an 18-year-old activist from Exeter who participated in Friday’s protest, articulated the motivation behind her involvement. “I am taking action with Youth Demand because I cannot sit by and watch two genocides happen on livestream: the genocide of the Palestinians, and the global genocide of the climate crisis,” she said. “As a young person, I feel so much rage about government complicity and I feel a duty to take to the streets.”

 

While Youth Demand’s actions are clearly designed to provoke public and governmental attention, they have also sparked controversy. The UK Government’s current stance is that Israel’s actions in Gaza are at a clear risk of breaching international humanitarian law. However, campaigners like those in Youth Demand argue that mere acknowledgment is not enough and that urgent action is required to end both military support to Israel and environmental policies that perpetuate inequality and destruction.

 

Based on a report by The Telegraph  2025-04-16

 

 

[Scouse123]

Usually spoilt, rich, misinformed kids with a simplistic vision of how to solve all the problems in the world.

 

However, this type of protest seldom garners sympathy, it just involves disrupting normal working people going about their daily lives, whilst these kids are busy, playing at being grown-ups.

 

Whilst the UK is chasing some unattainable and very expensive, socialist dream of net-zero, China is building the equivalent of two fossil fuels power plants a week, and India's fossil fuel consumption is through the roof, combined with Trump's ' drill baby drill ' policies.

[Pouatchee]

they wouldnt have thrown eggs if the protest happened in the US 😉 apparently a dozen is still quite expensive. 

[Scouse123]

6 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

they wouldnt have thrown eggs if the protest happened in the US 😉 apparently a dozen is still quite expensive. 

 

I agree,

 

Guns and ammo are cheap and plentiful in the USA

[Gsxrnz]

Spare the rod, spoil the child. 

[FlorC]

1 hour ago, Social Media said:

“Free Palestine” and “Stop Arming Israel,”

Well , they're not wrong , it just the way they protest.

[Eloquent pilgrim]

 

 

Hamas supporters masquerading as Palestinian supporters are safe in London; neither plod nor the institutionally antisemitic government will take any action against them. The government has to protect its muslim vote at all costs … shameful mess my country is now in.

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

7 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

 

Hamas supporters masquerading as Palestinian supporters are safe in London; neither plod nor the institutionally antisemitic government will take any action against them. The government has to protect its muslim vote at all costs … shameful mess my country is now in.

 

 

It’s arrived already, the accusation of protesters being supporters of Hamas.

 

Laced with conspiracy for good measure.

[Woke to Sounds]

6 hours ago, Social Media said:

Youth Demand has quickly gained notoriety in recent weeks and is being referred to as “Just Stop Oil 2.0,” a nod to its close alignment with the soon-to-be-defunct environmental group known for high-profile protests.

 

Sounds fishy as all <deleted>.

 

Sounds like a Greenwashing and definitely a Radical Marxist Lefty agenda at play here.

[hotsun]

7 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

It’s arrived already, the accusation of protesters being supporters of Hamas.

 

Laced with conspiracy for good measure.

Yes. The left is pro hamas, the evidence is unmistakable 

[Woke to Sounds]

41 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

Whilst the UK is chasing some unattainable and very expensive, socialist dream of net-zero

 

Coming to Canada too, by month's end, courtesy of the UK's former head banker!

 

Net Zero = psyopping you to think you're saving the planet whilst eating your mealworm pancake rations

[Eloquent pilgrim]

4 hours ago, Woke to Sounds said:

 

Coming to Canada too, by month's end, courtesy of the UK's former head banker!

 

 

Former head <deleted>️

 

[lavender19]

Should have added bacon to the eggs 

[GarryP]

9 minutes ago, lavender19 said:

Should have added bacon to the eggs 

And a few frying pans. 

[BangkokReady]

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

Youth Demand has quickly gained notoriety in recent weeks and is being referred to as “Just Stop Oil 2.0,” a nod to its close alignment with the soon-to-be-defunct environmental group known for high-profile protests.

 

Hardly surprising.  There seems to be a lot of left-wing "activists" who are simply looking for an excuse to attack normal people.

 

People are growing tired of this.

[Luuk Chaai]

4 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

they wouldnt have thrown eggs if the protest happened in the US 😉 apparently a dozen is still quite expensive. 

Eggs US decreased 2.69 USD/DOZEN or 46.38% since the beginning of 2025,

 

[ignore it]

When the anti-protesters ran out of eggs, in an economy move, they decided to throw £1 and £2 coins.

[LukKrueng]

3 hours ago, FlorC said:

Well , they're not wrong , it just the way they protest.

Actually they kinda mixed up the demands. Should be: "free Israel" and "stop arming the Palestinian terrorists".

[Watawattana]

4 hours ago, lavender19 said:

Should have added bacon to the eggs 

The bacon would have had to have been raw, Hashem Abedi threw it all at some prison officers in HMP Frankland.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5qe6j01g6o

[klauskunkel]

6 hours ago, Social Media said:

“I am taking action with Youth Demand because I cannot sit by and watch two genocides happen on livestream: the genocide of the Palestinians, and the global genocide of the climate crisis,” she said. “As a young person, I feel so much rage about government complicity and I feel a duty to take to the streets.”

"It is my duty as a young person to publicly document my ignorance and bias about the world on livestream, and to enforce my feelings of entitlement on anyone daring to disagree; my Youth Demands that I may not think for myself..."

[billd766]

3 hours ago, Luuk Chaai said:

Eggs US decreased 2.69 USD/DOZEN or 46.38% since the beginning of 2025,

 

What has that got to do with a protest in London?

[Luuk Chaai]

43 minutes ago, billd766 said:

What has that got to do with a protest in London?

I was answering this post

  5 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

they wouldnt have thrown eggs if the protest happened in the US 😉 apparently a dozen is still quite expensive. 

[black tabby12345]

6 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

they wouldnt have thrown eggs if the protest happened in the US 😉 apparently a dozen is still quite expensive. 

 

Egg price comparison:

 

US:$6.23

UK: $3.8(tesco price)

[black tabby12345]

They prepared those eggs in advance, to counter the mobs blocking the road?

People usually don't carry eggs while they are out and about.

Most unlikely combat readiness.

[black tabby12345]

6 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

 

I agree,

 

Guns and ammo are cheap and plentiful in the USA

 

I checked the price of .22LR in US today.

Roughly 7cents/round(in case of bulk buy).

Certainly a lot less than one egg($0.52).

[Photoguy21]

6 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

Usually spoilt, rich, misinformed kids with a simplistic vision of how to solve all the problems in the world.

 

However, this type of protest seldom garners sympathy, it just involves disrupting normal working people going about their daily lives, whilst these kids are busy, playing at being grown-ups.

 

Whilst the UK is chasing some unattainable and very expensive, socialist dream of net-zero, China is building the equivalent of two fossil fuels power plants a week, and India's fossil fuel consumption is through the roof, combined with Trump's ' drill baby drill ' policies.

Totally agree with you as a fellow Scouser. Why don't we send these young idiots to Palestine and see what they think? I think they would change their mind real fast.