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100,000 join London march against strikes on Gaza (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by NightOwl@lemm.ee to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[-] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 31 points 10 months ago

I don't "support" gaza but I sure as fuck condemn israel.

You don't have to pick sides people.

[-] zerfuffle@lemmy.ml 23 points 10 months ago

You're against genocide? That sounds antisemitic.

[-] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

“The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.”

-Dante Alighieri

[-] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 10 months ago

I'm not maintaining neutrality. I'm on the side that will condemn both Israel and Hamas for their shitty behavior. Don't do terrorism, don't do genocide.

You and I both know that neither side is acting ethically nor morally. My government's (and probably your's) aligment with Israel is about power, politics, and economics, not ethics.

[-] realharo@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.

George W. Bush

[-] Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago

If you are neutral then you are in a position to help the injured and unfortunate on both side of the conflict.

-Ivan the Terrible

[-] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 11 points 10 months ago

I'm playing both sides so that I always come out on top

Ronald 'Mac' McDonald

[-] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 5 points 10 months ago

Condemn Israel is picking side that's against genocide lol

[-] nautilus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago

You don’t have to pick sides people.

Ooh boy, another enlightened centrist. Makes vague states about everything and holds no strong positions on anything

[-] throwaway@monero.town 26 points 10 months ago

I was there. The organisers think it's more like 500k people. There is going to be an even bigger demo on the 11th of November, try to make it if you can.

[-] robocall@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

100k is a big number

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 10 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Tens of thousands marched through central London yesterday to demand a ceasefire in Gaza with many also expressing fury at the UK government’s refusal to back one.

As Israel ratcheted up its offensive in the coastal strip 2,200 miles away, around 100,000 people attended the latest demonstration – matching last Saturday’s record turnout for a pro-Palestinian march in the UK.

One difference seemed to be a palpably more tense mood than previous marches, reflecting events unfolding in Gaza and widespread exasperation over the government’s approach to the three-week-old conflict.

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His wife, Nadia, also 56, was preoccupied with a topic that had seemingly angered many on the march: the decision of the UK to abstain on voting for Friday’s UN resolution urging an immediate “humanitarian truce” in Gaza.

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Among the vast crowd, holding aloft a large Palestinian flag, Londoner Saad Mia, 47, maintained hope that another high turnout could influence the government.

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The home secretary, Suella Braverman, has urged police chiefs to consider interpreting the chant as an “expression of a violent desire to see Israel erased from the world”.

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