Posted on 12/28/2008 11:23:55 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Violent confrontations broke out at the Israeli Embassy in London today as up to 1,500 protesters against Israel's Gaza campaign gathered in a vociferous demonstration.
Campaign supporters, Palestinians and British Muslims stood on the pavement of High Street Kensington, west London, and chanted in unison: “Five, six, seven, eight - Israel is a terror state.”
Riot police were brought in to control the crowd, some of whom turned violent. Witnesses said some protestors were forcibly removed and others were seen with bloodied faces as violence erupted.
One campaigner was seen throwing a bag and what appeared to be a book over some gates towards the embassy and another was seen throwing red liquid. Officers retreated from the immediate scene as the crowds swelled, and some appeared to be trying to break through barriers to access the embassy.
The protesters waved Palestinian flags and held up placards, including some which read: “Holocaust in Gaza” and “no peace, no justice.”
Traffic on the busy shopping street was brought to a standstill as more protestors arrived and the road was blocked off near the Embassy.
Six police vans, four police cars and territorial units from the Metropolitan Police waited to intervene as the chanting continued.
As the standoff continued, a security guard at the nearby Royal Garden Hotel said police had been rapidly outnumbered and handled the situation “terribly”.
The member of staff, who did not want to be named, added: “There were only eight officers trying to contain a protest with about 500 demonstrators.
“They are trying to break down the barriers towards the Embassy and the police can do nothing about it.
“It has been handled terribly and now they are chasing to catch up a scene which is already out of control.”
(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...
...did you know that Islam is a religion of peace?
Apparently Muslims don’t...
Talk about a target-rich environment...
Protests by the Leftist Fascist scum of Britain is a sure sign that Israel is taking the correct and moral and long overdue appoach by defending herself against mass murderers who rain rockets down on them by the hundreds daily.
Look what Rachel Corrie is missing.
I’m afraid your observation fell somewhat flat.
Tell me again about moderate Muslims, I need a bed time story...
I always found her to be rather two dimensional..
I wonder who the community organizer is that put out the call for their flying monkeys to descend on the embassy.
...Yep, just like giving a cat toy mice with catnip in it.
Who knows - she could be one of the placards.
“found her (Rachel Corry) to be two-dimensional”
Heh, heh!
Anyway, since Londinistan is overrun with muzzies, why are these rioting savages surprising to anyone?
And where is the new lord mayor, this Boris Johnson who was not going to take any more guff from the islamofascists?
Hope the Israeli embassy has a rooftop helipad and plenty of final protective fire available. Tel Aviv sounds like a much safer place to be a `dhimmi’ than the former British capital.
I agree. Britian is irrelevant. They proved it themselves after surrendering to the Iranian gunboats.
I’ll bet half or less were muzzies. Lots of home grown commies and anarchists
Just watch the lily livered British government will strongly condemn Israel to placate the Muzzie fifth column
They will be if they don’t get a handle on this BS.
What happened to using chemical mace to disperse the crowd?
They better get their heads out of their a55es or they might as well turn the government over to these psychopaths now.
Britain is apparently going under..
London 2009:
Images of the rooftop evacuation of Saigon in 1975 come to mind....
Meanwhile, the Israelis have had enough and are pasting the Palis but good. The footage? I’ll rate it at least one popcorn tub.
This will go on for a time. I’ll buy the popcorn in bulk..
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.