PRO-Palestine demonstrators have blocked Tower Bridge with chants deemed “genocidal” on the anniversary of the October 7 terror attack.
Protesters sang prior to a march towards Downing Street, close to Sir Keir Starmer’s residence earlier today.
Protesters blocked Tower Bridge this evening
Protesters from Youth Demand and other Palestine groups ignited flares
They waved Palestinian flags and obstructed the roads while shouting ‘get your hands off Palestine’
The slogan calls for the destruction of Israel and is considered anti-Semitic.
They waved Palestinian flags and blocked the roads as they chanted “get your hands off Palestine.”
Demonstrators, organized by the pro-Palestine group Intifada 87, were instructed to conclude their protest at 8 PM under the Public Order Act.
However, they have pledged to return tomorrow, continuing their opposition to the Prime Minister’s calls to halt protests on the anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
Students gathered near SOAS University in Bloomsbury today, where expelled student Haya Adam stated: “Keir Starmer has urged students not to protest today, but we are here.”
“We have successfully marched all the way from KCL to SOAS. We will not be intimidated by the state or daunted by their oppression,” she declared.
Ms. Adam emphasized that it was their “responsibility” to protest due to the “continuous forced starvation” and “massacres” occurring for two years.
Another protester told The Telegraph : “October 7 was a prison break, morally speaking. They have been oppressed for so long.”
“They have been cornered, herded, pushed into the Gaza Strip, and not allowed to escape from this prison, so in a sense, it was a prison break.”
Counter-protesters waving Israeli flags clashed with pro-Palestine supporters at today’s demonstrations.
Karen Pollock, chief executive of The Holocaust Education Trust, remarked: “To protest today, of all days, with some of the inflammatory language heard on campuses glorifying terrorists, speaks volumes about these demonstrations.”
Meanwhile, in Manchester, 500 pro-Palestine protesters marched through the city chanting anti-Semitic slogans.
Demonstrators also gathered outside Sheffield University’s student union, chanting: “From river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
This follows the identification of Israelis held by Hamas less than a week after the Manchester attack.
Demonstrators sang ‘from the river to the sea’ before marching on Downing Street
The slogan calls for the destruction of Israel and is regarded as anti-Semitic
Protesters, organized by the pro-Palestine group Intifada 87, were instructed to conclude their demonstration at 8 PM
Nadia Yahlom, a Palestinian-Jewish PhD researcher and artist from north London, claimed the
A video shared on X shows a young woman using scissors to cut down yellow ribbons tied to the fence of Princes Avenue Park on Fortis Green Road in Muswell Hill.
The vandal responded to onlookers’ outrage by saying: “I’m not committing a crime.”
