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Swastikas, chants and tension: among the protestors on the pro-Palestine march

Photographer Antony Medley spent Armistice Day with the hundreds of thousands of marchers in London — and captured these pictures for the Independent

Monday 13 November 2023 09:13 GMT
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Pro-Palestine protesters set off flares and chant slogans on Millbank during Saturday’s march
Pro-Palestine protesters set off flares and chant slogans on Millbank during Saturday’s march (Antony Medley)
A young woman encourages the marchers to chant near Victoria station
A young woman encourages the marchers to chant near Victoria station (Antony Medley)
Protesters chant slogans on the Pro-Palestine march near the American Embassy
Protesters chant slogans on the Pro-Palestine march near the American Embassy (Antony Medley)
Protestors with banners near Victoria station
Protestors with banners near Victoria station (Antony Medley)
A young boy holds up a doll as a protest symbol on Vauxhall Bridge
A young boy holds up a doll as a protest symbol on Vauxhall Bridge (Antony Medley)
Police on the edge of the ‘ring of steel’ after the minute silence ends
Police on the edge of the ‘ring of steel’ after the minute silence ends (Antony Medley)
Rabbis show there support for the Pro-Palestine protesters outside the Bag O’Nails pub on Buckingham Palace Road
Rabbis show there support for the Pro-Palestine protesters outside the Bag O’Nails pub on Buckingham Palace Road (Antony Medley)
A counterprotester is arrested in Parliament square on Saturday morning
A counterprotester is arrested in Parliament square on Saturday morning (Antony Medley)
Bystanders watch the march go past on Vauxhall Bridge Road
Bystanders watch the march go past on Vauxhall Bridge Road (Antony Medley)
A protester with his dog on the march near Vauxhall Bridge
A protester with his dog on the march near Vauxhall Bridge (Antony Medley)
Pro-Palestine supporters set off flares on Vauxhall Bridge
Pro-Palestine supporters set off flares on Vauxhall Bridge (Antony Medley)
A young woman with her baby is arrested for holding an offensive sign on Vauxhall Bridge
A young woman with her baby is arrested for holding an offensive sign on Vauxhall Bridge (Antony Medley)
Police removing a banner showing a swastika
Police removing a banner showing a swastika (Antony Medley)
A Jewish woman shows her support on the march on Wandsworth Road
A Jewish woman shows her support on the march on Wandsworth Road (Antony Medley)
A group of protesters call for a ceasefire as they march towards the American Embassy
A group of protesters call for a ceasefire as they march towards the American Embassy (Antony Medley)
Protesters walking towards Parliament Square after the demo has finished
Protesters walking towards Parliament Square after the demo has finished (Antony Medley)
A counter protester is arrested near Parliament Square
A counter protester is arrested near Parliament Square (Antony Medley)

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