Gaza Demo - A personal account of riot police violence. London 3rd January 2009

Peace and Justice for Palestine - March against the Gaza massacre London 3 January 2009. A personal account of riot police charges in Hyde Park underpass

After a week of brutal and disproportionate violence by the Israeli government against the Palestinians, we joined thousands of others gathered at Londons Embankment to march for peace and justice.
It was a brilliant display of solidarity with the Palestinians, but the provocative behaviour of riot police in panic mode escalated an otherwise peaceful demonstration. We are ordinary citizens, who were marching for peace, but who were terrified by series of batoned charges in the Hyde Park Underpass. Conveniently, it meant the police violence went unseen and unrecorded by the TV camera crews, so this is our account for those who werent there.

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[whitelightning69]

A brilliantly one sided explanation about what happened that day. I was there too, in Trafalgar Square and towards the front of the march to the embassy. Your video is not balanced at all. Sure, there were some decent people there like me and you, but you need to realise that there was a large amount of people who were there just to cause trouble and to fight with police.. Take a look at some of the other videos posted on youtube and you will see what I mean,

[IslamSucks1000]

Quran 9.29

Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.

A victory for the Muslim Palestinian people is a victory for brutal sexism, slavery, tyranny, and Islamic theocracy.

[theestever]

I know, eye witness accounts can be so misleading...

Still doesn't justify the cops rushing a crowd of innocent people exercising their lawful rights. A crowd that included women and children. If the police want to combat aggressive protesters they have other tactics to use that don't include beating the crap out of innocent people, safely away from prying cameras.

[Dosedmonkey]

The police were lighter handed then usual because of the obvious religious aspect, that could tear this country into a civil war. They aren't paid to get hit and no fight back!

[Hostile]

Hamas isn't "attacking" anyone, Hamas is defending the people that they were elected to defend, by fighting the occupying Israeli nation who deny them medical care and break the ceasefires.

[Hostile]

Where do you insane racist bastards exist? Because I never meet you in the real world. I think you all just run your mouths like little bitches when you're online, but when it's time to actually do something you cower in the dark and keep your mouths shut while people like us protest for the things we believe in. Is that about right? Shit, even the BNP kept their membership list a secret.

Send in the paratroopers: that's what Hitler would've done.

[heavy246]

Thtanx alot but what impact is that going to make on the met? i want them punished for everything they did during the marches

[2pakii]

i was in the 3rd row at the front, and it was my first proper march and man it was really bad wot the police done, in retaliation some of the youth started throwing things at riot police but that did not justify them running at WOMEN AND CHILDREN! AND HITTING THEM!