UK Officials Clash Over Pro-Palestinian Armistice Day March Amid Violence Concerns

Disagreements rise over timing and potential for violent clashes at planned pro-Palestinian march in London, with estimations of over 70,000 participants, clashing with Armistice Day remembrances.

Alex Chalk, the Justice Secretary, has urged pro-Palestinian protesters to call off their planned march for Armistice Day due to concerns about potential violence and the clash with the remembrance of the war dead.
Contrarily, First Minister Humza Yousaf supports the pro-Palestinian march, expressing anger at the Home Secretary’s labeling of the demonstrations as “hate marches” and arguing that the demonstration is not targeting Armistice Day.
The Metropolitan Police has asked the organizers of the pro-Palestinian protest to urgently reconsider their plans to hold the march on Armistice Day, citing fears of violence and disorder; however, this appeal was rejected by the organizers.
It was revealed that several organizers of the protest have connections to the proscribed terror organization, Hamas, creating concerns about the potential for violence amid London's Armistice Day commemorations.
The Met has stopped short of invoking a public order law to ban the demonstration, which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has deemed 'disrespectful.'