Woman draped in Palestinian in Glasgow flag taunts Jewish people about Holocaust. The woman shouted 'Free Palestine' before telling Jewish people to 'remember where they were in 1940'.
Keep up to date with the latest news of the Israel-Gaza conflict on our live blogPro-Palestine protests across the country took a dark turn today as demonstrators were seen with offensive placards, stamping on flags, and making apparent references to Hamas' atrocities and the Holocaust.
In Glasgow, one protestor was seen appearing to goad Jewish people about the Holocaust, telling them: 'Don't forget where the Jews were in 1940.' The clip, which appears to have been filmed in Glasgow's Buchanan Street, shows a woman wearing a Palestinian flag as a cape and a black and white keffiyeh - a scarf that has become a symbol of support for Palestinian people.
Those shouting in the footage were also seen to be carrying placards of their own to rival those of pro-Palestine protestorsProtesters march near to Whitehall in London on Saturday The Met Police deployed more than 1,000 officers for the protests amid fear of clashes - and dozens have secured a ring of steel around the Israel Embassy to block activists who are marching towards the building from central London.
One police officer in London stepped into confiscate an Israeli flag from pro-Palestine supporters who had stamped on it and attempted to burn it earlier today. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, who is responsible for policing in London this weekend, said: 'Our role as an independent and impartial service is to balance the right to lawful protest with potential disruption to Londoners.
Former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal this week called on 'all scholars who teach jihad' to join what he called 'a moment for the application'. The London protest started at Portland Place at around 12pm and was due to finish at Whitehall at 3pm. But huge crowds carried on marching through the heart of the capital to nearby Trafalgar Square, where tempers flared as police appeared to arrest a man up against the iconic plinth. One activist launched a firework towards officers.
Police have barricaded off a large section of Kensington High Street to stop protesters gathering near the Israeli Embassy
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