HUNDREDS of pro-Palestine protesters marched through UK cities today – as one man was arrested over a Nazi placard.
Demonstrators marched in London, Newcastle and Manchester calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
PAProtesters on the Embankment during a pro-Palestine march[/caption]
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Story Picture AgencyTempers also flared outside Manchester Arndale in the centre of Manchester[/caption]
The march in London started at Bank Junction at midday and finished in Parliament Square.
An exclusion zone prohibited any protesters from assembling around the Israeli Embassy on Saturday.
The Metropolitan Police revealed a man had been nicked on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence.
A spokesperson said: “As the march formed up, officers identified a man with a placard making comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany.”
Tempers also flared outside Manchester Arndale in the centre of Manchester this afternoon as thousands gathered in protest of Israel’s actions in Gaza.
Meanwhile hundreds marched along the banks of the River Tyne on Newcastle Quayside ending with a rally at the Baltic in Gateshead.
A post on Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s website says: “Join us in the streets of London for our National March for Palestine on Saturday December 9 to call for a full ceasefire and an end to the war on Gaza.”
Previous weekends have seen thousands of protesters and counter-protesters converging on the capital.
Cops tweeted saying: “A protest organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign will take place tomorrow, beginning at Bank junction in the City of London from midday.
“Conditions in place under Sec 12 of the Public Order Act require protesters to stick to the agreed route as shown in the map below.
“Further conditions are in place that mean speeches must end by 4pm and the assembly at the end of the protest must end by 5pm.
“There is also an exclusion zone in place prohibiting any protesters from assembling in the area around the Israeli Embassy, shown on the map below.
“We will keep the need for further powers and conditions under review.
“Officers will again be distributing leaflets to those taking part in the protest.
“Our message is clear – keep on the right side of the law and report those who don’t.”
It comes after the UK chose to abstain on a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza – a motion that was vetoed by the US.
Speaking at the UNSC meeting on Friday, UK ambassador to the UN Dame Barbara Woodward Britain backs “further and longer pauses” to get aid to Palestinians and to allow the release of Israeli hostages.
But she argued to the council that “we cannot vote in favour of a resolution which does not condemn the atrocities Hamas committed against innocent Israeli civilians” on October 7.
Meanwhile, a protest organised by the Climate Change Coalition is also set to begin at midday on Saturday in St James’s Square and end at Trafalgar Square, calling for “leaders at Cop28 to act on the climate crisis“.
Story Picture AgencyThe march in London started at Bank Junction at midday[/caption]
PADemonstrators are calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war[/caption]
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