Why are pro Palestine demonstrations more important in London than

Why are pro Palestine demonstrations more important in London than elsewhere in Europe?

The November 11 march in the British capital brought together almost 300,000 people. A gathering of unprecedented proportions that could happen again this Saturday.

A record number. Almost 300,000 people gathered in London on November 11 to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. An unprecedented mobilization that could happen again this Saturday, November 18, when at least “a dozen pro-Palestine demonstrations are expected in London boroughs,” reports London newspaper The Evening Standard.

Last Saturday, the march was relatively quiet despite the presence of pro-Hamas activists and even nationalist counter-protesters. London police estimated it was the “most important” march in the capital since October 7, the day of Hamas’ terrorist attack against the Hebrew state.

For comparison: According to the prefecture, the demonstration of solidarity with Palestine brought together almost 20,000 people in Paris on November 4th; According to the CGT there are 60,000 people. Almost 9,000 participants marched in Berlin on the same day…

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