Turnout at a demonstration in support of Palestine is being disputed, with organisers suggesting 300,000 turned out, while the Metropolitan Police reckon it was 100,000.

Either way, a lot of people were in London to show their support for the besieged and beleaguered people of Gaza – and thousand more attended other demonstrations across the UK for a second consecutive week, in Birmingham, Belfast, Cardiff and Salford.

Here are video and images of the London event:

(Apparently the Met’s information is disputed by the BBC, which says 10 arrests were made, for firework and public order offences, and for assaulting an emergency services worker.)

The BBC said:

The demonstration was organised by several groups who are calling on the British and Welsh governments to insist on an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for “full humanitarian aid” to be sent in.

Maggie Morgan, from the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign Cardiff, said: “We are taking to the streets as a show of solidarity to the people of Gaza, to show our support for them, but also to make the government listen, and say ‘not in our name, we’re not having this.'”

Of course, for some it was a completely different matter – but these people are ridiculous:

None of the marchers – no matter how many there were – said they supported Hamas.

None of them said they wanted “rid” of former Jewish Chronicle editor Stephen Pollard and/or any Jews.

As a journalist, he is expected to report facts, not foist unsubstantiated claims on the public – especially not while supporting genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.

But the demonstrations in the UK were only part of the story this weekend. Other marches were taking place elsewhere in the world – including this one, in Washington DC:

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