Among the speakers on the march was Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK, who said: “Hang on to your anger, hang on to your enragement, hang on to your horror and use it, use it in the pursuit of justice.”
Jeremy Crobyn, the former Labour leader, also spoke, telling the crowd: “We’ve got to carry on. This is the 14th national demonstration and there’s going to be as many more as it takes until there is a ceasefire, until there is justice for the Palestinian people. We’re witnessing something globally horrific in real time on our televisions.”
The Met Police had earlier intervened to prevent the march to the Israeli embassy starting until after a religious service at a synagogue along the route had concluded – although hundreds of pro-Palestine activists gathered nearby before the demonstration set off.
The Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAS) described the choice of route past the synagogue as deliberately intimidating.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/17/pro-palestine-march-london-israel-gaza-embassy-synagogue/
