DaysofPal- Over 100 thousand people took to the streets in the British capital, London, today, Saturday, protesting against the Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip and in solidarity with the Palestinian people there.
The march coincided with a rally called by hundreds of supporters of the “Defend the Juries” movement, denouncing the criminalization of the “Palestine Action” group under anti-terrorism laws.
Protesters marched toward the British government headquarters, where large police forces were deployed at the solidarity rally with “Palestine Action,” arresting dozens of participants.
Moreover, in Parliament Square, hundreds sat holding signs reading: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.”
The British capital’s police announced that they had arrested 150 people during the protest outside Parliament in opposition to the decision to ban the movement, stating on the X platform that the arrests came after crowds gathered in Parliament Square waving banners in support of “Palestine Action.”
Among those present were dozens of elderly citizens, including people with disabilities, who defied the law and expressed readiness to be arrested.
One participant told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed: “I am here today because I am against the genocide in Gaza and against criminalizing protests against it. Our government should be ashamed of itself, and we will stand here until the genocide stops and our government’s complicity ends.”
Parliament Square has been witnessing heightened tensions in what is considered the largest act of civil disobedience against the anti-terrorism law, where the British police arrested several participants.
The British government banned the movement under the Anti-Terrorism Law in early July after activists targeted two Voyager aircraft at RAF Brize Norton on June 20, spraying them with red paint, an act that “caused damage estimated at around seven million pounds sterling,” according to the UK Home Office.
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