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London Al-Quds Day March Banned; 12 Arrested

London Al-Quds Day March Banned; 12 Arrested

London Al-Quds Day March Banned; 12 Arrested
Above: **Watermarked Getty Image. Kindly Replace** Counter-protesters wave Israeli and U.S. flags at a position on the opposite side of the River Thames as protesters wave Palestinian flags and placards in central London on March 15, 2026. Image credit: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

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The banning of the Al-Quds Day march was a shameful, heavy-handed assault on the fundamental right to protest. Yet the state's cowardice could not extinguish the fire of the people — those who came did so defiantly, with thunderous voices and unbreakable conviction. When power fears a march, it reveals far more about itself than about those it seeks to silence.

Those who defied the ban did not merely exercise dissent — they brazenly endorsed a sanctioned regime mid-conflict, chanting death to allied nations on British soil. This was not a protest; it was provocation dressed as principle, threatening public safety and national security alike. Compliance was never optional — it was a moral obligation they chose to discard.

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