LONDON
Thousands of protestors marched through central London at a demonstration against antisemitism on Sunday, in a first-of-its-kind march since the Israel-Hamas War.
According to the organizers, around 1,00,000 people took part in this march including former UK Prime Minister and Conservative leader Boris Johnson.
The rally comes amid a steep rise in hate crimes, especially against the capital’s Jewish community.
Many people also joined with Indian flags alongside the Israeli flag strongly condemning the October 7 terror attacks on Israel by Hamas, drawing parallels with the
2008 Mumbai attacks, whose 15th anniversary also fell on Sunday.
Jignesh Patel, an artist and one of the marchers, said: “We extend our deepest empathy to the victims, spanning diverse nationalities. As members of a minority communities, we stand in solidarity with the Jewish people, denouncing the hatred they face. Supporting Israel’s right to self-defence, we urge the British Government to take decisive action against antisemitism prevalent in our streets, politics, academia, and the media”.
