List of pro-Palestinian protests in the United Kingdom

This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests in the United Kingdom including demonstrations, marches, sit-ins, direct actions, and campus encampments in support of Palestinian rights.

List

Estimated attendance is either mentioned explicitly in the references or a midpoint is used, i.e., 50 when dozens are mentioned, 500 when hundreds are mentioned, and so on.

Pre-2023

Date City/town Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)31 August 1975London?Demonstration and march through the city centre.13 May 1978London?Demonstration and march through the city centre.17 September 1983London?Demonstration and march through the city centre on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre.18 May 2002London?Demonstration and rally in the Trafalgar Square.17 May 2003London6,000Demonstration in the Trafalgar Square on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the Nakba.27 September 2003London100,000Demonstration and march through the city centre in solidarity with Palestinian and Iraqi victims. 22 July 2006London10,000Demonstration and march through the city centre. Protesters also showed support for the victims of the Israeli attacks amid the 2006 Lebanon War.30 December 2008London600Demonstration outside the Israeli embassy.3 January 2009Kingston upon Hull100+Demonstration and march through the city centre.3 January 2009London6,000-50,000Demonstration and march through the city centre. Protesters threw thousands of shoes symbolising anger against the latest wave of bombing by Israel on Gaza.10 January 2009London100,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.17 January 2009Birmingham3,000-5,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.17 January 2009London3,500Demonstration in the Trafalgar Square.5 June 2010London5,000Demonstration outside Prime Minister David Cameron's official residence.2 September 2011London?Disruption of a concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall.12 April 2012London300Demonstration outside the Israeli embassy. A group of 500 pro-Israel demonstrators was also present. Clashes occurred between the groups. Ended with police intervention. Several protesters were injured. Six pro-Palestine protesters were arrested.26 July 2014London45,000-100,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.9 August 2014London20,000-150,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.17 October 2015London150Blocking of traffic at Oxford Circus.4 November 2017London3,000Demonstration and march through the city centre in protest of the centenary of the Balfour Declaration.8 December 2017London?Demonstration outside the US embassy against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Bella Hadid joined the protests.30 March 2019London500Demonstration outside the Israeli embassy.30 March 2019London5,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.11 May 2019London5,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.6 September 2020London50Demonstration outside the headquarters of Elbit Systems to highlight its role in supplying 85% of the drones used by the Israeli army and demanding its immediate closure.1 February 2021Oldham?Blocking of the entrance of the Elbit Ferranti factory. Activists from Palestine Action and Extinction Rebellion protesters chained the gates, unfurled banners, and sprayed red paint.13 April 2021Bristol2Occupation on top of the roof of the Bristol headquarters of Elbit Systems. The activists from Palestine Action climbed to the roof, unfurled Palestinian flags, and sprayed red paint over the building. The occupation lasted for several hours.9 May 2021Bradford?Demonstration in the city centre organised by Muslim Association of Britain amid the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis.9 May 2021Birmingham?Demonstration in the city centre organised by Muslim Association of Britain amid the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis.9 May 2021London?Demonstration in the city centre organised by Muslim Association of Britain amid the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis.9 May 2021Manchester?Demonstration in the city centre organised by Muslim Association of Britain amid the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis.14 May 2021Liverpool?Disruption of traffic at the Queensway tunnel.15 May 2021Leamington Spa 70 Demonstration and vigil organised by the "Justice for Palestinians – Leamington Spa" in town centre.15 May 2021Southampton 100+ Demonstration and march though the city centre.15 May 2021London150,000Demonstration and march through the city centre in response to the escalation of attacks by the Israeli army amid the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis. Thirteen protesters were arrested.19 May 2021Leicester4Occupation of an Elbit Systems-owned unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) factory in Meridian Business Park. Palestine Action activists climbed to the roof of the factory. Lasted until 25 May. Ten protesters were arrested.21 May 2021Leicester500Demonstration outside Meridian Business Park Elbit factory in support of the ongoing occupation.22 May 2021Nottingham?Demonstration and march through the city centre. 22 May 2021Peterborough?Demonstration and march through the city centre. 22 May 2021Bristol?Demonstration and march through the city centre. 22 May 2021London180,000Demonstration and march through the city centre. 22 May 2021Cardiff400Demonstration in the city centre.23 May 2021Scunthorpe?Demonstration at Britannia Corner in Scunthorpe.29 May 2021Salford500Climbing on to a BBC building in MediaCityUK. The protesters chanted "BBC shame on you" and criticised BBC for its "biased" coverage of the situation.29 May 2021Birmingham1,000Demonstration and march through the city centre. Three protesters burned Israeli flags.29 May 2021Chelmsford400Demonstration outside of Shire Hall, Chelmsford.12 June 2021London5,000Demonstration and march through the city centre to demand the stopping of arms sales with Israel. Protesters gathered at Downing Street to call for G7 leaders to end their support for Israel ahead of the G7 summit.26 June 2021London5,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.22 November 2021Wrexham4Four people were arrested for staging a protest on top of a Solvay factory in Wrexham.

2023

Date City/town Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)24 March 2023London500Demonstration and march through the city centre in protest of a visit by Benjamin Netanyahu.5 July 2023London5,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.9 October 2023London5,000Demonstration outside the Israeli embassy. Three protesters were arrested.11 October 2023Bradford100+Demonstration and march through the city centre.14 October 2023Aberdeen?Demonstration in the city centre.14 October 2023Bristol?Demonstration and march through the city centre.14 October 2023Cambridge?Demonstration and march through the city centre.14 October 2023Coventry?Demonstration and march through the city centre.14 October 2023Dundee?Demonstration in the city centre.14 October 2023Forres?Demonstration in the city centre.14 October 2023Liverpool?Demonstration and march through the city centre.14 October 2023London?Defacing of the facade of the BBC headquarters in Portland Place with red paint.14 October 2023Norwich?Demonstration and march through the city centre.14 October 2023Swansea?Demonstration and march through the city centre.14 October 2023Edinburgh500Demonstration and march through the city centre.14 October 2023Manchester1,500Demonstration and march through the city centre.14 October 2023Glasgow5,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.14 October 2023London5,000Demonstration and march through the city centre. 15 October 2023Colchester?Demonstration outside of Castle Park, Colchester.20 October 2023Blackburn?Peace vigil held in the square outside the town hall.21 October 2023Belfast?Demonstration outside the BBC Northern Ireland headquarters.21 October 2023Birmingham?Demonstration and march through the city centre.21 October 2023Salford?Demonstration and march through the city centre.21 October 2023Cardiff1,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.21 October 2023London100,000Demonstration and march through the city centre. Ten protesters were arrested. 21 October 2023 Inverness ? Demonstration outside of Inverness Town House.22 October 2023Doncaster100+Demonstration in the city centre.22 October 2023Lerwick20Demonstration at Lerwick Town Hall.22 October 2023Warrington100+Demonstration and march through the city centre.28 October 2023Sheffield500Demonstration and march through the city centre.28 October 2023Dundee600Demonstration and march through the city centre. One protester was arrested the following morning at home in connection to this march.28 October 2023Leeds5,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.28 October 2023London70,000Demonstration and march through the city centre. Nine protesters were arrested.2 November 2023Swindon100+Demonstration and march through the city centre.4 November 2023Edinburgh?Sit-in at the train station.4 November 2023Glasgow?Sit-in at the train station.4 November 2023Manchester5,000Demonstration outside Manchester Central Library.4 November 2023London30,000Demonstration and march through the city centre. Blocking of traffic with a sit-in in Oxford Street. 29 protesters were arrested.4 November 2023Carlisle? Demonstration in front of the House of Fraser in Carlisle. 5 November 2023 Middlesbrough 2,000 Demonstration and march in the city centre. 7 November 2023 St Helier 150 Demonstration in Royal Square in St Helier, Jersey, demanding the government to call for a cessefire in the Gaza Strip.9 November 2023Winchester15Demonstration in downtown Winchester.11 November 2023Aberdeen?Demonstration and march through the city centre.11 November 2023Edinburgh?Demonstration in the city centre. Blocking of tram traffic.11 November 2023Dumfries?Demonstration and march through the city centre.11 November 2023Forres?Demonstration and march through the city centre.11 November 2023Glasgow5,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.11 November 2023London300,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.11 November 2023Lerwick50Demonstration outside of Lerwick City Hall.12 November 2023Southampton100+Demonstration in the city centre.18 November 2023Bath100+Demonstration and march in the city centre.18 November 2023Bournemouth100+Demonstration and march through the city centre.18 November 2023Stevenage300Demonstration through the city centre.25 November 2023London45,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.2 December 2023Guernsey100–150 Demonstration and march through the city centre.9 December 2023London50,000Demonstration and march through the city centre.

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