Thousands gathered for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) demonstration in London on Saturday afternoon to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn was among those holding banners at the front of the pro-Palestine protest. Chants of “Stop bombing Gaza, stop bombing children” were sung by the crowds and placards saying “Free Palestine, smash the racists” were displayed.
Speaking on stage at Hyde Park, Palestinian Ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot said: “Change will come, campus by campus, city by city, country by country. “The tide is turning because this is a global movement for change, a global assertion of popular power, of people’s power.” Protesters could be heard chanting “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”.
The PSC march was the 13th national protest since the first was staged on October 9.
Meanwhile, in the US hundreds of students and academics have been arrested during rallies opposing Israel’s war on Gaza.
The protests began in New York’s Columbia University last week. However, the police crackdown that followed caused the anger to spread to other universities in the United States and even in Europe and Australia.
