Hundreds marched in London on Saturday to commemorate the seventy fifth anniversary of the Nakba or Disaster, which is marked by Palestinians each Might 15 to recollect the expulsion of tons of of 1000’s of Palestinians from their houses and lands in 1948 after the founding of Israel, Anadolu stories.
The demonstration, titled “Nakba 75 – Finish apartheid, Finish the Occupation,” aimed to indicate solidarity and demand motion to finish British help for Israel’s oppressive system.
Hundreds of individuals gathered in entrance of BBC headquarters and marched to Downing Road, the place the Prime Minister’s Workplace, Quantity 10, is positioned.
The occasion was organized by the Palestinian Discussion board in Britain, Mates of Al-Aqsa, the Palestine Solidarity Marketing campaign, and the Muslim Affiliation of Britain.
“We mark the Nakba not simply as an historic occasion however as a unbroken means of oppression enacted over the previous 75 years although ongoing colonization of land, enforcement of apartheid and army occupation,” stated the Palestine Solidarity Marketing campaign.
“The Palestinian folks want our solidarity now greater than ever,” it added.
Palestine Motion additionally focused the workplaces of logistics firm Kuehne and Nagel, positioned in Leicester, as a result of its affiliation with Israeli arms producer Elbit Methods.
Activists coated the premises in spray paint and destroyed workplace gear together with telephones and computer systems.
“Kuehne and Nagel ought to have identified that by working with Elbit, Israel’s largest army and arms firm, they’re supporting homicide and ethnic cleaning of Palestinians: making the deliveries or overseeing the logistics is a direct contribution to Israel’s weapons provide chain,” Palestine Motion stated in an announcement.
“All corporations should stop their profiteering from Palestinian bloodshed, or Palestine Motion will stop it for them,” it added.
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