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Palestine protests latest: Hundreds to march despite Starmer and police calls to cancel after Manchester attack

 

Palestine protests latest: Hundreds to march despite Starmer and police calls to cancel after Manchester attack



Defend Our Juries say more than 1,500 people have pledged to attend the protest in Trafalgar Square in the wake of a stabbing attack on a synagogue

Pro-Palestine protests are set to go ahead despite Sir Keir Starmer and police calling for it to be cancelled following the terror attack on a synagogue in Manchester on Thursday.

Defend Our Juries have organised an event in Trafalgar Square on Saturday afternoon, which could see more than 1,500 people attend to peacefully sit and hold cardboard signs saying “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action”.

Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley had asked for protests to be postponed due to the drain on resources while extra officers are stationed at synagogues.

He also warned the protests “will likely create further tensions and some might say lacks sensitivity” in the wake of the attack.

The prime minister was among politicians who urged groups behind the demonstrations and attendees to “respect the grief of British Jews” as he said demonstrations could cause further pain to mourners.



It comes after Shabana Mahmood condemned a protest that took place in Manchester in the wake of the stabbings, calling on those who attended to “show some humanity”.

However, Labour MP Kim Johnson told the Independent the march should go ahead and “policing should prioritise public safety over silencing peaceful protest”.

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