Monday, November 27, 2023

‘Zero tolerance for antisemitism’: 100,000 march against hate in London

An estimated 100,000 demonstrators, some waving Israeli and British flags, marched against antisemitism through central London on Sunday.

The protest came a day after large pro-Palestinian crowds took to the streets of Britain’s capital to demand a full ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

The UK has seen a spike in antisemitic incidents since the unprecedented deadly Hamas onslaught in Israel on October 7 unleashed war in the Gaza Strip.

“The hate has got to disappear. You can’t have hate on either side,” 69-year-old retiree Michael Jennings told AFP, as the march began outside the Royal Courts of Justice.

Demonstrators, who were joined by ex-prime minister Boris Johnson, held posters that read “Zero tolerance for antisemitism” as they walked to parliament. READ MORE