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    Posted by Raskolnikov on May 24, 2021, 6:28 am, in reply to "It'll be interesting to see how they cover this one too"

    "Police step in as ‘free Palestine’ chanters approach pro-Israel rally in London"

    Police officers stepped in after a small group of people chanting “free Palestine” approached a gathering of pro-Israel protesters in London.

    The large crowd, which gathered in Kensington High Street on Sunday afternoon, waved Israeli flags and banners and chanted loudly, while speeches were made. Footage circulating on social media appeared to show the English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, among the attenders.

    A large police presence was in the area and a number of surrounding roads were closed off.

    Demonstrators held placards saying “Free Gaza From Hamas” and “Israel has the right to defend itself”. Some people could be seen on lamp-posts letting off blue smoke despite the heavy rain.

    A small group of men, many wearing masks and hoods, tried to enter the protest area chanting “free Palestine”. They waved Palestinian flags and goaded pro-Israel protesters before police officers attempted to move them away.

    The infamous "appeared to show" when it's something they would rather not be true makes an appearance again but ffs, even in this they have to be biased to the Israeli side. I'm sure there was no agression from the thousand-strong pro-Israel march towards this "small group" of pro-Palestinian demonstrators. They seemed like a very quiet, church group with all their megaphone chanting about "#### palestine" and "It's our land".

    The group then started throwing objects at police and chanting back at the pro-Israel protesters. A number of people were taken to nearby police vans

    Officers then cornered the group and members of the public were ushered away.

    After the rally finished, a small number of them could be seen walking around the high street chanting, before surrounding the nearby Israeli embassy, which had been guarded by a number of police officers.

    A Metropolitan police spokesperson said: “The demonstration that took place in the vicinity of the Israeli embassy this afternoon has concluded without incident.

    “A small group of counter-protesters also attended and were monitored by officers. They have since left the immediate area. There were no arrests.”

    So they threw things at the police, but there were no arrests. Hmmm. That doesn't seem to add up.

    Also love the smaller group, from a small group to begin with, "surrounding the Israeli embassy". Where is it? In a ####ing post box?

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