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Supporters of the Palestinians have marched peacefully through central London as right-wing counter-protesters clashed with police after a week of angry debate over whether to permit the demonstration on a day when Britain honored its war dead

The march on Saturday was apparently the largest in London since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The march on Saturday was apparently the largest in London since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched peacefully through central London on Saturday, even as right-wing counter-protesters clashed with police, after a week of angry debate over whether to permit the event on a day when Britain honored its war dead.

The march on Saturday was apparently the largest in London since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Ismail Haniyeh, at the top of the leadership, is a Palestinian politician and a prominent leader of Hamas.

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, as he has on three occasions over the last week, that Israel has the “right to defend itself in accordance with international law,” it is both parts of the sentence that seem to matter — both the right and the obligation. 

Early on October 7, Palestinian militants based in the Gaza Strip launched a surprise offensive against Israel dubbed Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, launching thousands of missiles while other groups advanced into Israeli territory.

“Those who will be affected first and foremost by this weakening of the judicial system in Israel will be the Palestinians on both sides of the Green Line.

From the blog of Ellen Ginsberg Simon at The Times of Israel