An arrest was made amid a pro-Palestine parliamentary campaign launch and protests. Activists filled the streets of Brighton with music , chants, and Palestine flags last weekend. Pro-Palestine protesters rallied at the Brighton Clock Tower before marching through the city centre in a crowd of hundreds, holding flags aloft.
Activist group Brighton and Hove Palestine Solidarity Campaign was among protesters holding signs reading “free Palestine” and “ceasefire now”. The crowd also stopped outside Barclays bank in North Street chanting “Barclays bank, shame on you”. The bank is still covered in red paint following an act of vandalism aimed at protesting against the bank's investments in arms manufacturers.
Barclays Bank was vandalised by protesters due to Israel links (Image: Andrew Gardner / The Argus) READ MORE: Brighton Barclays bank painted red for Palestine Israel ties Activists have criticised the bank for its ties with manufacturers who supply Israel with weapons used in the ongoing war with Hamas. Videos on X, formerly Twitter, also show pro-Israel counter protesters retaliating against the march. Holding Israeli flags, the small number of activists were shielded by police.
Counter protesters were shielded by police (Image: Brighton and Hove Palestine Solidarity Campaign) A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “Sussex Police is aware that the ongoing conflict in Israel and in Gaza is generating public concern and is impacting communities globally and locally,.
