Pro-Palestine protesters in the UK have held demonstrations on the second anniversary of the 7 October attacks in Israel, despite pleas by Keir Starmer to cancel the “un-British” rallies .

The prime minister said the events showed “little respect for others” while Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary; Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick also spoke out on the issue. ‘We’re not afraid’: London vigil remembers 7 October and Manchester synagogue attacks Read more

However, within hours, a university protest began weaving its way through central London . A German student draped in an Israel flag was among the outnumbered counter-protesters.

“I’m not showing my support for the Israeli government or the war in Gaza but just for the Israeli people who have gone through something so,

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