Thousands of pro-Palestine supporters begin march through London

Others waved Palestinian flags and called for economic sanctions against the Jewish state. Among the banners was one from the London branch of the College and University Teachers’ Union.

Several academics have been condemned in recent days for appearing to support or even glorify Saturday’s terrorist attacks on an Israeli kibbutz in the south of the country and a music festival, where more than 250 revelers were killed by Hamas gunmen.

As the march passed the shops and cafes of Lower Regent Street, a group of young women, several of them wearing headscarves, chanted “No justice, no peace” and once again took up the refrain of “From the river to the sea.” “Palestine must be free.”

As the march appeared largely peaceful, if noisy, police maintained a discreet presence as it entered Trafalgar Square.

At one point, several of the protesters confronted a car covered in anti-Ulez signs protesting the pollution tax that blocked their path in front of Canada House.

“This is not the time, go home,” they shouted. “Get out of here.”