Updates as protesters gather in Birmingham city centre amid IsraeliâPalestinian clashes in Jerusalem
The demo comes after Palestinians were hurt by Israeli forces at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Protesters gather in Birmingham city centre
A peaceful protest urging the UK government to speak out after hundreds of Palestinian protesters were injured in clashes with Israeli police forces is taking place in Birmingham city centre this evening.
The protesters, meeting at 6pm outside Waterstones, near Primark, are standing in solidarity with Palestinians who were hurt by Israeli forces at the Al-Aqsa Mosque over the weekend.
Israeli police used tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse Palestinians who gathered there.
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in central London
EMERGENCY rallies were held today in London and Manchester to demand the government hold Israel to account for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in East Jerusalem.
Hundreds gathered outside Downing Street in central London, waving Palestinian flags and placards reading “save al-Aqsa,” and “we can’t breathe since 1948.”
The protests are in solidarity with Palestinian families in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah who face imminent eviction from their homes to make way for illegal settlers following an Israeli court order last weekend.
Nightly protests sparked by the court order have been met with brutal violence from Israeli soldiers with at least 80 injured on Saturday night, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
The Muslim Association of Britain (MAB has today called on the UK Government to pressure on Israel to ensure the safety and security of Palestinians living in Jerusalem and specifically the Sheikh .