London demonstration against Israeli killing of Free Gaza activists

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Hundreds of demonstrators answered the emergency call to protest the Israeli commando raid on a Free Gaza flotilla aid ship that killed at least ten activists aboard. London, UK. 31/05/2010

in Politics, on the 31st of May 2010

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Brian Haw, well-known for his protest camp outside the Houses of Parliament for more than nine years, joined the demonstration.

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Demonstrators seemed to overwhelm the police, and managed to shut Whitehall, the main road through West London than runs along the Prime Minister's residence at 10 Downing Street.

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Afif Safieh, the former Palestinian delegate to the UK, joined the demonstration.

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Most of the activists killed are believed to be Turkish nationals.

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Martin Linton, Chair of Labour Friends of Palestine, spoke at the demonstration

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Martin Linton, Chair of Labour Friends of Palestine, spoke at the demonstration

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Jeremy Corbyn, Labour MP for Islington North, spoke at the demonstration outside Downing Street.

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Jeremy Corbyn, Labour MP for Islington North, spoke at the demonstration outside Downing Street.

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Tariq Ali, renowned author, historian and campaigner, spoke at the demonstration outside Downing Street.

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Tariq Ali, renowned author, historian and campaigner, spoke at the demonstration outside Downing Street.

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Hundreds of demonstrators answered the emergency call to protest the Israeli commando raid on a Free Gaza flotilla aid ship that killed at least ten activists aboard. The demonstrators gathered around the Prime Minister's residence at 10 Downing Street, and managed to close the entirety of Whitehall, a road that runs along Downing Street.

Speakers at the impromptu demonstration included renowned author, historian and campaigner Tariq Ali, Labour MP for Islington Jeremy Corbyn, and member of Labour Friends of Palestine chair Martin Linton.