Thousands march for justice for Palestine

10.11.17

Thousands march for justice for Palestine: [socialistworker.co.uk] Thousands of people joined the march organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. It came after Theresa May celebrated the declaration’s centenary with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu at a dinner on Thursday night.

May said she was “proud” of Britain’s role in creating Israel. But marchers said the declaration meant the mass displacement of Palestinians—and the continued suffering of Palestinians today.

One protester, Deena, told Socialist Worker, “My grandparents were from Palestine. They were displaced when Israel was founded in 1948. I don’t understand how anyone can celebrate the Balfour Declaration.”

She added, “There’s a line in the declaration that’s about protecting the indigenous Palestinian people and that hasn’t been kept to. But even if it was, how could they speak on behalf of that indigenous population. It’s a form of subjugation—a legacy of imperialism”.