British Palestinians and Arabs call for 'equal protection' from Starmer

British Palestinians and Arabs call for 'equal protection' from Starmer Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/14/2026 - 15:47 'Our marches in London are not spaces of hate; they are spaces of shared humanity', letter to UK prime minister reads Police officers monitor pro-Palestinian student protesters outside King's College London during a march for Gaza in London on 7 October 2025 (AFP) Off Prominent British Palestinians and Arabs have told Prime Minister Keir Starmer “our marches in London are not spaces of hate”, as they call for “equal protection” ahead of events marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba on Saturday. The Nakba 78 march for Palestine will take place in London on Saturday, with a far-right “Unite the Kingdom” rally led by Tommy Robinson planned for the same time.  London’s Metropolitan Police has warned that it is preparing for violence and has drafted in more than 4,000 officers for the events. In a letter, the group of British figures from Palestinian and wider Arab communities called on Starmer to provide “equal protection” during the demonstrations.  They warned of a “growing sense of fear and anxiety” among British Arabs and Palestinians, some of whom feel as though equal attention is not being provided to the safety and security of their communities. The letter’s signatories argue that while other communities have received visible government reassurance and security responses, concerns raised by British Arabs and Palestinians ahead of the Nakba commemorations have been met with “silence and neglect”.  "Our marches in London are not spaces of hate; they are spaces of shared humanity,” the letter to Starmer reads.  “We march alongs...

Original source: Middle East Eye