Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters clash as Netanyahu visits London
A petition with over 100,000 signatures had previously called for the Israeli PM to be arrested for war crimes
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather outside Downing Street (Alex MacDonald/MEE)
Hundreds of protesters assembled outside Downing Street in London on Wednesday to both oppose and support the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the UK.
A petition with over 100,000 signatures had previously called for the Israeli PM to be arrested for war crimes
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather outside Downing Street (Alex MacDonald/MEE)
Alex MacDonald-Wednesday 9 September 2015
Hundreds of protesters assembled outside Downing Street in London on Wednesday to both oppose and support the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the UK.
Both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators eventually joined in:
There were a large number of Jewish activists in the pro-Palestinian camp, ranging from from the left-wing Jewish Socialist Group and JFJFP, to the anti-Zionist religious fundamentalists Neturei Karta.
