Hundreds of thousands march to Israeli embassy in Kensington for Israeli offensive strike on Gaza. Protesters marched from Downing Street to the Israeli embassy in Kensington. More than 300 Palestinians have been killed since 8 July, officials in Gaza report. Five Israelis have died.Downing street, Whitehall and most of central London streets were closed down after a huge turn out of protester which came to protest Israel’s attack on Gaza.
Respect MP George Galloway said: All of Britain is here, people of all kind from all over the country is here, we are standing beside the Palestinian people who are under bombardment in Gaza , occupation in West bank and Jerusalem. Israel is rogue terrorist state and we are in Britain standing against it.
Galloway who later addressed the crowd from the stage said: “Nearly 300 passengers aboard the Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight had been killed “without a reason” by “fanatics”.
He went on: “The 300 Palestinians are completely ignored by the same newspapers, by the same television stations and by the same political leaders who are threatening sanctions and war against Russia but who are supporting, with weapons and money and diplomatic political and media support, the Israeli killers.
“In fact, if whoever fired that missile in Ukraine had fired it instead at the beach in Gaza, the media could have knocked off for an early lunch and saved themselves all of this work.
“Why the double standard? Why is the blood in Ukraine so much more noteworthy than the blood in Gaza?”
Sarah Colborne who is the director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, stated in her speech to the crowd: “London has already shown its outrage at Israel’s attacks on the mostly refugee population of Gaza, with people turning out in their thousands last week.
“Today’s national demonstration will give people from across the country the chance to say enough is enough, Israel’s siege of Gaza and its occupation of Palestinian land has to end now.
“People want justice and freedom for the Palestinians, and they will be voicing this in their thousands.”
Baroness Jenny Tonge who also addressed the crowd stated: “What on earth is Israel doing? It has lost its legitimacy, it is no longer a democratic state.
“It breaks international law, Geneva conventions, it has no respect for human rights. Israel must leave the international family of nations.”
Two children were pulled over a barrier close to the stage and one organiser said 10 people had fainted in the crowd.
Tolga CAKIR
