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Insults fly, protesters provoke each other at Israeli Embassy protest. London, 15.05.2011
In what proved to be a tense, often volatile demonstration yesterday, pro-Palestinian protesters gathered to celebrate "Yamn an-Nakbah" - the "day of catastrophe" which refers to the forced displacement of the palestinian people following the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, and to condemn the continuing violent occupation of Palestine. The Arab protesters were vigorously opposed by a much smaller counter-protest group of Israelis, whose meagre numbers were disproportionately increased by several members of the English Defence League (EDL) and its offshoot, March for England (MfE), which are both Ultra-Nationalist supremacy groups.
Penned up by the police within close range to each other, there were frequent provocative moves made by both sides, taunting and insulting each other, and occasionally individuals would escape the barriers and run over to the opposition group to openly taunt them. The bitterness and anger hung like a thick fog in the air. Across the road on the opposite pavement two smaller groups protested too, kept apart by ever-increasing numbers of police as the temperature rose amongst the more hot-headed protesters, each hoping to antagonise the other into some kind of physical reaction to their taunts. Passers-by were clearly intimidated by the growing tension, and hurried nervously by on the crowded pavement.
The police did an admirable job of containing the situation without resorting to strong-arm tactics, quickly diffusing pockets of potential trouble as they arose. There was one arrest before I left. Those photos will follow shortly.
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This is Lily's reaction to knocks on the door and visitors and neighbors and rain and storms and unusual noises and the light fixture in the hallway and...
Mona Hatoum at the Cunard for Liverpool Biennial 2012
2,400 pieces of Olive Soap made near Jerusalem. The map shows the territories that were supposed to be handed back to the Palestinian Authority following the Oslo Peace Agreement in 1993.
Given recent events in Gaza, this work suddenly becomes even more powerful than it was when the Biennial started.
Short poetic filmed produced for exhibition with Mireria Sentis
*Disclaimer - contains some form of nudity*
13 coach loads of police to evict 250 students occupying the Senate Building in 1975
From The Warwick Boar
"Nobody could believe it. That in the most obvious comment concerning reaction inside Senate House as the 12 police coaches rolled up along the ring-road.
For the previous hour the atmosphere had been decidedly tense. It was, I imagine, like the atmosphere inside a Wembley dressing-room on Cup Final Day. The forced jokes and sick humour were well in evidence
A member of the Executive told us to remain cool and calm, and a budding comedian remarked "but don't get collected."
Rumour had got round that 30 to 40 police were turning up. The rumour in an ironic way helped the situation inside the building.
Various "scouting-parties" had gone out to Fletchamstead Highway Police Station to see how the forces were massing. The last car returned very rapidly, and the driver reported that a small number of coaches, vans and cars were waiting by the rugby ground opposite Canley College.
From that point onwards,the occupiers were prepared. Sleeping bags were collected and any doubts about whether this was yet another false alarm were dispelled.
The occupiers kept up a constant telephone link with the other occupied building,the telephone exchange. This link proved unnecessary.
At 7.30 exactly, a simultaneously eviction of the two buildings took place. As an observer inside the occupation, the general participant feeling was one of incredulity.
12 police coaches pulled ceremoniously along the ring road in front of WhitefieIds. Some people laughed, but it was the laughter of people who felt sick in the stomach. We counted the coaches as if we were boxing-match referees, and by 10 we had decided "out".
None of the people named in the writ were in occupation when the police came; this was fortunate, as the senior police office who came to the door of the Senate House were looking searchingly into the interior of the building. All they could see were worried students looking out at them!
A member of the Executive went out to inform the police of our request for them to wait for five minutes whilst all our possessions were gathered together. In effect, these five minutes were only a token shew of bravado, as everybody had their sleeping bags very ready anyway.
So we trooped out, orderly, quietly and with our sense of humour restored. When people realized no arrests were being made, the tension relaxed and the ludicrous ness of the situation began to dawn on the occupiers.
This feeling was increased when it was evident that the police were powerless to stop us marching 20 yards into the Arts Centre. The television cameras gave us a further sense of our role as passive participants in a Keystone Kops - style farce.
Temporarily we were heroes -and this contrasted to the fears of martyrdom that had been rampant earlier. Even the "hotheads" of earlier in the morning had realized that such a massive show of police "strength" was in our favour, and any retaliation could be suicidal, and not only counter-productive.
As the last people left the building, accompanied by police jeers, the police moved in, to presumably check that nobody was laying in hiding for them (they must have been joking).
The riot shields were put away, the police remounted their coaches and rode gallantly into the rising sun.
The Telephone Exchangers arrived in the Arts Centre with their story. Two coaches turned up and didn't even need to empty as the occupiers, outnumbered 10 to 1 raised the white flag (as opposed to the red and black which had previously been on show) and again left peacefully.
And so ended the occupation Pt 1."
It is a shame.. Next time I will see if there is a way I can accompany and Arsenal image with some sound.