CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: 2 Anti-Israel / Pro-Palestinian Activists Arrested by Metropolitan Police after Protest at The Cenotaph in Central London
CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: 2 Anti-Israel / Pro-Palestinian Activists Arrested by Metropolitan Police after Protest at The Cenotaph in Central London
https://x.com/youth_demand/status/1812812820246892808
Source:Youth Demand X Account, @youth_demand
https://x.com/metpoliceuk/status/1812829853114061231
Source: Metropolitan Police X Account, @metpoliceuk
These two women were quickly arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and are in custody.
The damage was caused to the road and not the Cenotaph.
Everyone has the right to peaceful protest but where that crosses the line into criminality we will take action.
https://x.com/AlistairCarns/status/1812830419944931763
Source: Al Carns X Account, @AlistairCarns
The Cenotaph is special for all of us!
“The act of vandalism is abhorrent. No matter what is happening in the world, the Cenotaph must be respected. It stands in memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the freedoms we enjoy today.”
2 anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian activists were arrested by UK police on Monday following a protest at the Cenotaph war memorial in central London over the continuing battle against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
A Palestinian flag was laid in front of the Cenotaph, and the words “180,000 killed” were spray-painted on the ground in front of the monument, according to images and video footage.
Youth Demand, the group behind the stunt, shared a video of its activists at the Cenotaph on the social networking platform X.
Every year, the Cenotaph is the focal point of national commemorations of Britain’s war dead.
The war in Gaza began on October 7, when the Palestinian terror group Hamas launched a devastating cross-border offensive on Israel, killing 1,200 people.
Israel replied with a military effort to demolish Hamas, overthrow the Gaza regime, and rescue the 251 individuals kidnapped by terrorists and taken as hostages.
The Gaza health ministry, headed by Hamas, claims that more than 38,000 individuals in the Strip have been killed or are assumed dead as a result of the fighting, albeit the figure cannot be verified and does not distinguish between civilians and fighters.
Israel claims to have killed 15,000 combatants in battle and 1,000 terrorists inside Israel during the October 7 attack.
According to the UK’s Daily Mail, the figure of 180,000 appears to be a reference to a recent Lancet article that indicated that the number of Palestinians dead in the ongoing battle in the Gaza Strip could be substantially higher than official estimates.
“This monument reminds us of those who gave their lives fighting a genocide, and that ‘never again’ means never again for anyone. Labour is disrespecting this legacy by being complicit in genocide and allowing arms to be sold to Israel.”
– Olivia Burnett, 22, from Leeds, one of the protesters, told the Mail
In a statement, Youth Demand announced that its supporters had taken action to
“commemorate the thousands killed in Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza.”
It stated that Youth Demand was calling for a 2-way arms embargo on Israel and for the next UK government to halt all new oil and gas licenses granted since 2021.
Supporters intended to disrupt King Charles III’s State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday, the report said.
NEWS SOURCE & LINKS:
The Times of Israel
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