Pro-Palestinian protesters demand immediate end to Gaza hostilities

IRIC — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 12:37:09 +0000

As Israel’s war on Gaza extends into its 92^nd day, pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the UK have intensified their calls for an immediate and permanent cease-fire in the blockaded strip.

The widespread demonstrations are aimed at urging a cease-fire in Gaza, with participants converging in various cities, including Birmingham, Bristol, Brighton, Canterbury, Oxford, and Hastings.

Protesters chanted anti-Israel slogans and carried Palestinian flags and signs, with some reading “Stop bombing Gaza,” “You should be ashamed,” “From river to sea Palestine will be free,” “Freedom for Palestine,” “End Genocide,” and “Cease-fire now.”

“With Israel’s catastrophic onslaught ongoing, we must continue to take action to demand a cease-fire now, and an end to British complicity in Israel’s apartheid rule over the Palestinian people,” the Palestine Solidarity Campaign said in a statement.

Addressing the protesters in Camden, Sabby Sagall, the president of the Camden Palestine Solidarity Campaign, said Israel has intensified its attacks on Gaza. Pointing out Israel’s history of ethnic cleansing since 1947, Sagall praised the International Criminal Court’s application against Israel, submitted by South Africa, and described it as the most positive step taken during this process.

Carrying Palestinian flags, protesters held banners with messages such as “Stop killing innocent people,” “Chancellor Scholz, Foreign Minister Baerbock, when will you have enough blood?” “German politicians are silent, deaf, and blind to Palestine,” “End the occupation in Gaza,” and “You cannot build sacred grounds on the mass graves of children.”

Also, a demonstration in solidarity with Palestine was held in Germany’s capital Berlin on Saturday.

Nearly 1,500 protesters gathered at Mehringplatz Square and marched to Potsdamer Platz in the center of Berlin, conveying messages of support to Palestine as well as protesting Israel’s attacks on Gaza.

Source: Anadolu Agency

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Pro-Palestinian protesters demand immediate end to Gaza hostilities