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Met Police Arrest 11 at London Pro-Palestine Rallies

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Metropolitan Police arrested eleven people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations in London on the third anniversary of Oct 7 attacks.
Five demonstrators were detained on suspicion of inciting racial hatred outside the Board of Deputies of British Jews in Camden.
Chants “Zionists not welcome here” and “free Palestine from the river to the sea” were heard.
The Board of Deputies held a Whitehall vigil later that day to remember Oct 7 victims.

History

Historical Context

February 2003 London saw a massive anti-Iraq-war rally, police estimating over 750,000 participants and the Metropolitan Police making hundreds of arrests, while Prime Minister Tony Blair condemned the protest. The march formed part of the 15-February coordinated global demonstration that drew millions in over 600 cities, a pattern repeated in the 2022 detention of pro-Palestinian activists on the Oct 7 anniversary.

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Story summary

Metropolitan Police arrested eleven people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations in London on the third anniversary of Oct 7 attacks.
Five demonstrators were detained on suspicion of inciting racial hatred outside the Board of Deputies of British Jews in Camden.
Chants “Zionists not welcome here” and “free Palestine from the river to the sea” were heard.
The Board of Deputies held a Whitehall vigil later that day to remember Oct 7 victims.

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