Anti-’Israel’ Activists Wave Palestinian, Hizbullah Flags as Netanyahu Arrives in London

Local Editor

Some 300 demonstrators waving flags and "Free Palestine" banners staged a noisy protest in central London on Wednesday against the two-day visit to Britain this week of "Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Minor scuffles with police broke out as they surged into the main road outside the Downing Street residence of British Prime Minister David Cameron who will hold talks with Netanyahu on Thursday morning.

Already 107,000 people in Britain had signed an online petition for Netanyahu's arrest after last year's "Israeli" aggression on Gaza.

"We're here because we feel that Netanyahu should pay for his war crimes," said 21-year-old student Marion Tehami. "We're here to protest and let him know that he's not welcome in our country."

Britain says visiting heads of state have immunity from legal process and thus cannot be arrested.

In a statement, the government said on Tuesday: "We recognize that the conflict in Gaza last year took a terrible toll".

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