Pro-Palestine protesters occupy government department over arming of Israel

Pro-Palestine protesters occupied the entrance to a government department in Whitehall on Thursday 28 March over its perceived links to the supply of arms to Israel. London for a Free Palestine targeted the Department for Business and Trade. The protesters staged a distraction involving a cyclist crashing into a pedestrian, before forcing their way past a security guard and sitting on the floor in the entrance to the government building. Once the protesters had been removed by police from inside the building, they unfurled a banner which read “stop arming Israel” while wearing black T-shirts emblazoned with the same message. Watch more on Independent TV: Click here to subscribe to The Independent: About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded.