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More than a thousand people rallied in central London on Saturday demanding the British government to lift its ban on Palestine Action group, with chants condemning police arrests and the mounting death toll in Gaza, Anadolu reports. Gathered at Trafalgar Square, demonstrators carried Palestinian flags and signs while chanting pro-Palestine slogans. Some banners read “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action,” and “Lift the ban.” The protest came after Defend Our Juries (DOJ), the organizing group, said earlier this week that more than 1,500 people had pledged to attend. Metropolitan Police officers made several arrests during the rally as of 2 pm local time (1300GMT), as they did during similar protests in the past two months in which hundreds of […]
