Pro-Paleostinian anti-Israel protesters blocked roads outside the British parliament in London on Saturday, demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas
...a regional Iranian catspaw,...war and clashing with police who prevented them from marching across Westminster Bridge.
Videos posted on social media showed police blocking protesters’ access to the bridge and a Rooters news hound said there had been several small scuffles. Unable to fully access the bridge, where they had planned to unfurl banners, protesters instead occupied the surrounding roads.
Police said they had imposed a legal order limiting the location of the protests and that by 3 p.m. (1500 GMT) people had begun to disperse. Those who refused to comply with an order to leave could be arrested, police said.
London, like other Western cities, has seen regular and sometimes large demonstrations calling for Israel to halt its war against Hamas in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
, triggered by the shock October 7 attack by Hamas murderous Moslems who killed more than 1,200 people in southern Israel and kidnapped some 240.
Hamas health officials say 22,722 people have so far been killed in Gaza. The figure cannot be verified, doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants, and includes Paleostinians killed by errant rocket fire from within Gaza. Israel says it has killed 8,500 murderous Moslems since the start of the war.
Saturday’s action was smaller than previous mass marches but comes two days before the British parliament returns to work after its Christmas break. The protest was designed to push politicians to adopt a harder stance toward Israel.
So far, Britannia has stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire, with Foreign Secretary David Cameron
...Empty suit Brit pol, former PM, has stated that he is
certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite,which means he's not. Since he is
not deeply ideologicalhe lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as
certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger,but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel...
arguing that any such agreement could be unsustainable and may worsen violence without a plan for longer-term peace.
Most previous protests in London have been coordinated with police, but police said the organizers of Saturday’s protests had refused to share details of their plans.