‘We see you, we hear you, we stand with you’
As tens of thousands of people are expected to march in central London in support of Palestinians, Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC)’s director Ben Jamal says the movement wants to deliver two main messages.
“One is for the Palestinian people, a message of solidarity,” Jamal told Al Jazeera. “We see you, we hear you, we stand with you.”
The second message, Jamal said, is addressed to the British political establishment “to end their complicity with Israel’s genocide against Palestinian people”.
The PSC’s chief dismissed critics saying that protests have been anti-Semitic. “This tactic of conflating anti-Semitism with legitimate criticism of the State of Israel is a very familiar one, and is used globally by Israel to silence those who are advocating for Palestinian rights,” he said.
Pro-Palestinian march in London
Pro-Palestine rally under way in Sweden’s Gothenburg
Dozens of people are marching through the streets of the Swedish city to express support for Palestinians and call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, according to a live feed of the rally posted by the European Palestinian Media Centre.
The protesters can be seen with Palestinian flags and keffiyehs, holding up banners stating slogans such as “Free Palestine”, “Boycott Israel”, and “Ceasefire now”.
Weekly marches in solidarity with the Palestinians have been taking place in cities worldwide since the start of the war, while pro-Palestine demonstrations that started in US universities in recent weeks have expanded globally.
