Tens of thousands march in London in far-right and pro-Palestinian demonstrations Objections

The British capital sees tight security as a right-wing rally coincides with Nakba Day sales.

Thousands of people are marching in central London in two separate demonstrations – one in solidarity with Palestine after Nakba Day, and the other, right assembly produced by Tommy Robinson.

Police in the British capital deployed 4,000 officers, including reinforcements from outside the city, on Saturday and pledged to “use our forces boldly” in what they called their biggest operation in years.

Armored vehicles, horses, dogs, drones and helicopters were also deployed to conduct separate demonstrations, the UK’s Metropolitan Police said.

By 1200 GMT, shortly after the two raids began, police said they had arrested 11 people in several cases. He previously predicted 80,000 people would turn up – about 50,000 for Robinson’s “Unite the Kingdom” tour, with another 30,000 expected to attend the Nakba Day rally.

Officials set different conditions for the two meetings in terms of their pace and timing, in order to keep the competitors separate.

Protesters were told to consider whether banners or other protest music could be offensive and lead to violence at rallies.

“This does not mean restricting freedom of expression,” said the head of the Crown Prosecution Service, Stephen Parkinson. “It’s about preventing hate crime and protecting people, especially in times of heightened conflict.”

The police, who estimate their operation will cost 4.5 million pounds ($6m), warned in a statement that they would take a “zero tolerance approach”. This includes, for the first time, making organizers legally responsible for ensuring that invited speakers do not violate hate speech laws.

Earlier, the British government banned 11 foreigners from entering the country to participate in a conference titled “Unite the Kingdom”. The right-wing people who are said to be banned are Polish politician Dominik Tarczynski, Belgian politician Filip Dewinter, Colombian-American anti-Islamic commentator Valentina Gomez and Dutch activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek.

On the eve of the protests, Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned: “Anyone who wants to destroy our roads, threaten or intimidate anyone…

Star maker – experiencing great stress In the ruling Labor party to quit after Reform UK won a landslide victory in last weekend’s election – he accused the organizers of Saturday’s far-right conference of “peddling hate and division”.

Last September, right-wing activist Robinson – whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – drew about 110,000 people in central London for a similar rally proclaiming “national unity, free speech and Christian morality”.

The owner of X Elon Musk made this statement, which shocked many people in the UK due to its scale, targeting, and conflicts between participants and the police, which injured many police officers.

Meanwhile, the group Stand Up to Racism has combined its anti-racism marches to mark Nakba Day, which takes place every year on March 15 to commemorate the 1948 expulsion of Palestinians from their land during the establishment of the state of Israel.

The Met said facial recognition will be used for the first time to stop the attacks.