Protesters shrug off the home secretary’s warning that waving the Palestinian flag might be a criminal offence
A pronounced police presence reflected sensitivities surrounding the march, but no arrests were reported after warnings that action would be taken against anyone showing support for Hamas or deviating from the agreed route.
Her mother said: “This is personal for me. In South Africa people were pushed into townships and rural areas against their will. In Palestine they actually want to wipe people from the face of the earth.”“For me the flag is a symbol of peace, of human rights. A criminal offence? Genocide, ethnic cleansing are criminal offences.”
“If you believe in international law, if you believe in human rights, then you must condemn what is happening now in Gaza by the Israeli army.”
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