Palestinian protesters used a powerful laser to write an infamous anti-Semitic message on the Elizabeth Tower, best known worldwide as the Big Ben clock in the British Houses of Parliament.
Messages including “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” were projected onto the side of Elizabeth Tower during a large Palestinian protest in Westminster’s Parliament Square on Wednesday night. As demonstrations roared outside, rival left-wing parties tried to vote on a resolution supporting the Gaza ceasefire, prompting parliament to argue that a drastic break with convention could permanently undermine the speaker’s authority. faced its own problems.
The giant projected letters appear wider than the dials of Elizabeth Tower itself, each nearly 23 feet wide.
Palestine will be free from the river to the sea. ”
It is projected from the Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben, which is part of the Palace of Westminster, the seat of the British Parliament.
Police did not arrest those who projected the messages.pic.twitter.com/OIPKyWIhOv
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LONDON, UK – FEBRUARY 21: Hundreds of people gathered outside Parliament, calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, as parliament debated a proposal calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza on February 21, 2024 in London, UK. We are holding a protest movement to support. The Armistice Agreement was projected onto Big Ben’s clock tower. (Photo by: Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu, Getty Images)
The controversial anti-Semitic chant “From the River to the Sea” has also caused controversy in Europe, with police in some countries, such as Germany, accusing the use of the chant of spreading hate speech. This is an excuse to lock down. This is not the case in the UK, where police say this is not an arrestable offense, but saying it in public is. Enough amount to deport foreign visitorssays the government.
Former interior minister Suela Braverman said the chant had become a “staple of anti-Semitic discourse”.British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said earlier this year: “Those who chant ‘from the river to the sea’ are either useful idiots who don’t understand what they’re saying, or worse, people who want to wipe the Jewish state off the map.” We have zero tolerance for those who promote or glorify terrorism or spread anti-Semitism in our streets.”
Martin Daubney, a veteran journalist and former Brexit Party MEP who was covering the protests for GB News, said anti-Semitic messages were posted on Parliament’s world-famous clock tower at the time of the protests. I noticed that it was irradiated with a laser. He said he had spoken to police officers who were covering the protests, and it was clear where the messages were being projected from, and officers acted despite saying it was “illegal.” He is said to have told the broadcaster that he had no intention of doing so.
Daubney said of the police: “They just stand there and watch…You’ll see a simple laser projector doing this from the other side of Parliament. The police won’t intervene.” Ms Daubney was later spurred into protest.
So you can clearly see the projector on the other side of Big Ben. I just spoke to the coppers and they say this is illegal…but they just stand there and watch! pic.twitter.com/36P4SPbPhQ
— Martin Daubney (@MartinDaubney) February 21, 2024
