Yahoo Finance Pro-Palestine protesters descend on London as Jeremy Corbyn appeals to G7
Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters gathered in London on Saturday as Jeremy Corbyn called for the G7 to support Palestinian refugees.
The protest, organised by The Resist the G7 coalition,demonstrators travel to Downing Street to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine.
Protesters held placards and could be heard chanting “free, free Palestine”.
During the rally, former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn addressed the crowd and called on the G7 to support Palestinian refugees and recognise the rights of Palestinian people.
The leaders of the world’s biggest democracies have gathered in Cornwall for the G7 summit to discuss a number of issues including how the world can rebuild and recover from the pandemic.
Mr Corbyn has said the issues faced by the people of Palestine should be acknowledged by the leaders.
The Islington North MP said: “We are coming together because we are united in our support for the Palestinian people.
“We are here to support the Palestinian people whether we are Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Christian or no faith - our unity is a human unity.”
He stated that the world is facing a “human rights crisis”, and called for the G7 to not support “more arms and more wars” and instead “support the people who are up against it” and “to end the human rights abuses”.
During his speech, Mr Corbyn said that the demands of pro-Palestine supporters are “clear”: “(To) end the occupation of the West Bank, the withdrawal of all the settlements and an end to the siege of Gaza.”
He added that he was “proud” to include recognising Palestine as a state in the 2019 Labour manifesto, concluding that “we must stand together for the freedom for the people of Palestine”.
Other speakers at the protest included human rights campaigner Leanne Mohamad and rapper and activist Lowkey.
This the latest in a series of pro-Palestine protests which have taken place in the capital since the Israel-Hamas conflict gained widespread attention last month.
It comes as a Palestinian teen was killed by Israeli fire during confrontations between protesters and Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said on Friday that “Mohammad Said Hamayel, 15, died in confrontations” with Israeli forces near Beita, south of Nablus, where dozens of Palestinians demonstrated against the expansion of a nearby illegal Jewish settlement at the expense of their land.
The Ministry of Health of Palestine said six others had been wounded by gunfire.
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