Ten people are arrested after more than a thousand people supporting Israel and Palestine ‘clashed’ in central London on Friday afternoon.
Which Two Groups Are Fighting In London?
It all started when the pro-Palestine Al Quds Day protest march set off from Marsham Street accompanied by officers at around 4pm. Then a counter-protest supporting Israel was also held, with hundreds of cops descending on the area to keep the groups separate.
Details of the Arrest
The arrests made include two for making threats to kill, one for refusing to comply with conditions under the Public Order Act, one for a homophobic public order offence, two for inciting racial hatred, three for obstruction and one for assaulting an emergency worker.
One pro-Palestine demonstrator outside Parliament echoes: ‘All we are saying is, they have to stop killing people.
‘We’re not saying we are supporting Hamas or whatever. All we are saying is 40,000 people have been murdered. For what?’ he said.
A protestor from Israel’s camp stressed the importance of remembering the hostages still being held captive by Hamas.
The group rallying in support of Palestine held signs with slogans such as ‘End Israeli war crimes’ and ‘Worldwide, Jews condemn Israel’s Gaza Genocide. End the Israel occupation…’
