London’s Metropolitan Police had refused ministerial requests to block the event, saying they did not have indications that there would be serious violence, straining relations with the government.
When police decided not to be bastard.
Ministers were right though. It did end up with violence.
Crucially, the violence was between far-right anti-ceasefire protestors and the police. According to the article, the pro-Palestinian protestors did not engage in violence and the police were there to protect them. FTA:
More than 300,000 pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London on Saturday, with police arresting over 120 people as they sought to stop far-right counter-protesters from ambushing the main rally.
Skirmishes broke out between police and the far-right groups gathered to protest against the demonstration taking place on Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of World War One, when Britain commemorates its war dead.
…by an incredibly small minorities of troublemaker, and also far right group of hooligan, which is incited by ministers…
reminds me of the conflict itself lol
Mate, in this instance you sound just like tankies you expose all the time. Don’t be that type of guy.
i’m not celebrating atrocities.
not from the march that the government were trying to prevent.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it was disrespectful to hold the rally the same day as the commemorations, and ministers had called for the cancellation of the march - the biggest so far in a series to show support for the Palestinians and call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Police said there were several hundred counter-protesters on the streets of central London, and skirmishes broke out near the Cenotaph war memorial early on Saturday.
Some protesters threw bottles and metal barriers at officers in what the force described as “unacceptable violence”.
Pro-Palestinian protesters could be heard chanting “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”, a rallying cry which is viewed by many Jews as antisemitic and a call for Israel’s eradication.
But the Israeli military response has also prompted anger, with weekly protests in London demanding a ceasefire.
Some French leftist politicians have welcomed President Emmanuel Macron’s call this week for a ceasefire, including in an interview with the BBC released late on Friday in which he opposed Israel’s bombing of Gaza.
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