Two protesters have been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill after more than a thousand people supporting Israel and Palestine demonstrated in central London on Friday afternoon.
The force said the pro-Palestine Al Quds Day protest march set off from Marsham Street accompanied by officers at around 4pm.A counter-protest supporting Israel was also held, with hundreds of police officers descending on the area to keep the groups separate.Two people in the pro-Israel counter protest were arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill.
"At the end of the day, all we are saying is they have to stop killing people. That's all we are saying."We're not saying we are supporting Hamas or whatever. All we are saying is 40,000 people have been murdered."For what?" he said. The group supporting Israel held signs with slogans including 'Hamas is everybody's problem' and 'For Israel. Against antisemitism'.
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