Israeli war ‘deep shame’ for UK, world: Palestine Solidarity Campaign leader
In the past 12 months, Palestinians have gone through the “darkest moment” in their struggle for liberation, according to the head of Europe’s largest Palestinian rights organisation.
Palestine Solidarity Campaign Director Ben Jamal calls the pro-Palestinian rallies across the UK “unprecedented” in British history.
“This genocide is built on the foundations of more than 76 years of oppression by the Israeli state of the Palestinian people through mechanisms of ethnic cleansing, colonisation, military occupation and imposition of a system of apartheid,” he was quoted as saying by the Anadolu Agency.
“This is a moment of reflection, a moment of deep sorrow. It’s a moment where we acknowledge the strength of the Palestinian people and their ongoing resilience,” he said.
“But it’s a moment of deep shame for our government, for the international community, that they have allowed this to occur, that they have not made Israel pay the cost for its crimes.”
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally in central London
Pro-Palestinian protesters have gathered in central London as events are being organised to mark the anniversary of the start of the war on Gaza.
About 200 pro-Palestinian activists convened in Bedford Square on Saturday morning ahead of a planned march amid a heavy police presence.
Some were holding Lebanese and Iranian flags while others held up banners stating “We do not stand with genocide” and “Zionism is racism”, with many chanting “Free, free Palestine”.
People attend a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, ahead of the October 7 attack anniversary, amid the continuing Israel-Hamas conflict, in London, Britain on October 5
Macron says priority is to ‘stop delivering weapons to fight in Gaza’
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged a halt to arms deliveries to Israel, which has been criticised over the conduct of its war in Gaza.
“I think that today, the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop delivering weapons to fight in Gaza,” Macron told broadcaster France Inter, adding that France was not sending any arms to Israel.
