Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters march on Whitehall

Multiple banners displaying anti-Semitic tropes were displayed at the march, which began outside BBC headquarters in Portland Place and was due to finish in Whitehall. One declared “the BBC is an arm of the Zionist propaganda machine”, while another stated “Our media, TV, radio and government are controlled by Zionists”. The demonstration, the eighth such national march since the Oct 7 Hamas massacre, has put the Metropolitan Police under renewed scrutiny over its handling of such events, having previously been criticised by politicians and Jewish representatives for showing a lax approach to policing hate speech. #london #palestine #protest Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/03/palestine-march-london-zionists-israel-antisemitism-protest/ Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscribe/digitalsub/3for1/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pvid_conversion-subscription_editorial-iniative_03-22_EGW-13_organic_youtube Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.