Thousands March in London Demanding Sanctions on Israel, Release of Barghouti
Translated & summarized from Channel 9 by baba
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in central London on October 10, demanding sanctions and an arms embargo against Israel. Organized by the Palestine Coalition, the marchers chanted slogans including "From the river to the sea, there is only one state: Palestine" and called for the release of Marwan Barghouti. Police imposed route restrictions and warned about mask-wearing. A small pro-Israel counter-protest also occurred.
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- Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in London on October 10, demanding sanctions and an arms embargo against Israel.
- The Palestine Coalition organized the march, calling for an end to "genocide" and demanding government action.
- Chants included "From the river to the sea, there is only one state: Palestine," interpreted as a call to eliminate Israel.
- Demonstrators called for the release of Marwan Barghouti, who is imprisoned for murdering Israelis.
- Police imposed route restrictions and warned about mask removal to prevent public disorder.
- A small pro-Israel group, Stop The Hate, held a counter-demonstration nearby.
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in central London on Saturday, October 10, for a march and rally. Police had anticipated between 7,000 and 10,000 participants, though the final number was not immediately reported. The event, titled "National Demonstration for Palestine: Stop the Genocide," was organized by the Palestine Coalition, an umbrella group including the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Coalition, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the Muslim Association of Britain, Friends of Al-Aqsa, and the Palestinian Forum in Britain.
Demonstrators, many wearing keffiyehs and carrying Palestinian flags and banners, marched along Victoria Embankment, across Westminster Bridge, and through various streets towards Whitehall for a rally. The coalition demanded that the British government impose sanctions on the entire state of Israel and implement a full arms embargo, as stated in a post by the main organizer.
According to Jfeed, participants chanted "From the river to the sea, there is only one state: Palestine," a slogan interpreted as a call for the elimination of Israel. The crowd also called for the release of Marwan Barghouti, who is serving multiple life sentences for the murder of Israelis. Police imposed restrictions on the march's route and location to prevent public disorder and warned participants they might be required to remove masks, with non-compliance potentially leading to arrest.
Concurrently, a smaller pro-Israel demonstration by the group Stop The Hate, comprising about 30 people, took place near the London police headquarters.
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