A major pro-Palestinian demonstration is underway in London to coincide with the commemoration of the 76th anniversary of the "Nakba" - a word in Arabic meaning "disaster" and is used by the Palestinians to describe the emergence of Israel, BNR reported.
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), which organized the protest, said the march, which started near the BBC building in central London, marked the "ethnic cleansing of 750,000 Palestinians, or 3/4 of the Palestinian population, from their homeland in 1947-48 and the subsequent denial of their right to return”.
Demonstrators standing in solidarity with the people of Gaza waved Palestinian flags and banners as they marched through the city center to repeat their calls for a ceasefire as the devastating war in the Middle East is now more than seven months in the making. sees an end.
Among the many placards carried by the demonstrators, one was spotted depicting Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Opposition Leader Keir Starmer with blue horns and Israeli flags through their mouths.
One protester held a sign reading "Anti-Semitism is a label to silence the truth and justify evil". Chants of "Intifada" could be heard. The term "intifada” was interpreted by some as a call for violence, but others defended it as a call for solidarity with the Palestinian people.
The march comes despite repeated complaints from the Jewish community and some MPs that Jews do not feel safe in central London while the protests are taking place. This week, the Metropolitan Police said it only had the power to ban demonstrations if there was a risk of serious disorder.
The police confirmed that one arrest was made of a man on suspicion of disturbing the public order. He allegedly climbed onto a traffic light from where he chanted racial slurs and caused property damage.