Thousands of people have attended a pro-Palestine solidarity march in London calling on the Group of Seven (G7) leaders currently meeting in southwest England to support Palestinian rights and revoke armed deals with Israel.
As part of the “Resist G7: Day of Action for International Justice” rally demonstrators on Saturday marched towards prime minister Borris Johnson’s official residence in Downing Street chanting slogans and carrying placards to protest Israel’s aggressive practices against the Palestinian people in the occupied territories.
According to al-Jazeera website the protesters demanded an end to what they said is complicity in Israel’s war crimes against the Palestinians by Britain and other G7 governments.
Former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn attended the march and addressed the crowd.
“At today’s Justice for Palestine demonstration in London I also called for a halt to arms sales” Corbyn wrote on Twitter.
“UK-made weapons are killing civilians – including children – in conflicts abroad. This must stop” he said.
During the march Raghad al-Takriti head of the Muslim Association of Britain said the message to the G7 leaders is “clear.”
“It is to uphold international law. It is adherence to international law” al-Takriti told al Jazeera.
“It’s time for these leaders to talk about enforcement to end the siege on Gaza … and to stop their complicity their arms deals with Israel” she said.
Among the groups taking part were Friends of Al-Aqsa and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) which estimated that some 8000 people showed up outside Downing Street demanding justice for Palestinians.
In a statement PSC said: “All governments have an obligation to end their complicity and help dismantle apartheid. Instead of aiding and abetting Israel’s racist rule over the Palestinian people the G7 must end all military-security cooperation with Israel and employ targeted sanctions until Israel complies with international law.”
