Central London succumbed last night to a mob of protestors celebrating the outrages perpetrated by Hamas on Saturday. That was the verdict of many news outlets. ‘Night of Fury’ ran the Daily Mail’s headline. ‘Police separate warring groups’ said the Daily Express.
The protest outside the Israeli embassy in Kensington lasted more than two hours and although it was boisterous it never, as far as I could see, turned ugly. About three thousand people blocked High Street Kensington and blew whistles, waved flags and handed out ‘Boycott Israeli Apartheid’ stickers. Pranksters attached them to the backs of policemen, for fun.
The embassy itself, tucked away in a private avenue, was protected by locked gates and a cordon of 18 policemen who wore ordinary uniforms. No helmets or body armour. The protestors kept the noise-levels high by thumping drums and repeating angry chants.
‘We are present in our millions/We are all Palestinians.’
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