


A pro-Palestinian mob of protesters swarmed the streets of London on Wednesday night following a vote in Parliament against calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Met Police were criticized for standing by while protesters scaled the Royal Artillery Memorial at Hyde Park Corner. The memorial was still covered with wreaths of poppies from Remembrance Day.
Protesters climbed to the top of the memorial and waved Palestinian flags.
Footage shows officers moving to prevent protesters from gathering around the Cenotaph memorial, which was the site of protests over the weekend. Pro-Palestinian activists streamed away from Parliament, chanting and waving Palestinian flags. "Ceasefire now," they chanted, and "free free Palestine."
"All roads around Westminster blocked by masked up mobs again this evening as the Met police scratch their heads thinking how to blame the imaginary far right," British right-wing activist Tommy Robinson wrote on X.
"Come on @metpoliceuk get ya batons out, oh sorry that treatment is only for patriots & veterans," Robinson said. Over the weekend, on Remembrance Day, police arrested counter-protesters who were attempting to protect the war monuments and defend Britain's honor, singing nationalist flags.
David Cameron, who returned to the government cabinet Monday, was called on to secure Westminster from the mob.
The Scottish National Party (SNP) called for a ceasefire and was the party that forced the vote in Parliament, saying "It’s time to call a spade a spade. To any neutral observer, war crimes are being committed by Israel in Gaza.
"Israel has a right to defend itself, but the collective punishment of the Palestinian people is beyond that," the SNP went on to say, calling for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid for the region. They called Israel's actions in its own defense to be "war crimes."
Climate alarmist group "Extinction Rebellion", whose members often say they are too afraid of looming climate disaster to have children, took ownership of a demonstration that took place allegedly inside the House of Commons.
“Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists staged a protest in the House of Commons today to demand that our political leaders call for an immediate ceasefire," they claimed.
“At 14:15 today XR activists stood up in the gallery above the chamber and unfurled banners emblazoned with the message: ‘CEASEFIRE NOW’." They timed the protest to coordinate wiht the Parliamentary debate on the ceasefire vote.