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Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrives for a cabinet meeting in 10 Downing Street in London, on Oct. 31, 2023. Britain’s interior minister has accused the country’s largest police force of being more lenient towards pro-Palestinian protests than other groups, deepening a political feud sparked by the Israel-Hamas war. In a highly unusual attack on the police, Home Secretary Suella Braverman said London’s Metropolitan Police force was ignoring lawbreaking by “pro-Palestinian mobs.” She called demonstrators calling for a cease fire in Gaza “hate marchers.” (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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The UK's interior minister sparks furor by accusing police of favoring pro-Palestinian protesters
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Thu,11/09/23-4:16AM , 52 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s interior minister on Thursday accused the country’s largest police force of being more lenient toward pro-Palestinian demonstrators than other groups, deepening a political feud sparked by the Israel-Hamas war.
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Pro-Palestinian protests took place across the globe on Saturday with tens of thousands taking to the streets of London, while demonstrations were also held in cities including Rome and Sydney.

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Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in London as Israel-Hamas war roils the world
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Sat,10/21/23-7:39AM , 43 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through a rainy London on Saturday to demand Israel stop its bombardment of Gaza, and similar calls were heard in cities around the world as the Israel-Hamas war entered its third week.
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Israeli police officers evacuate a woman and a child from a site hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Israel and Hamas have both been accused of breaking the rules of armed conflict. Hamas killed hundreds of civilians and abducted scores more when it attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7. Israel has bombarded Gaza and told more hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to leave their homes. The United Nations says it is collecting evidence of war crimes by all sides. But holding perpetrators to account for is often difficult. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

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How international law applies to war, and why Hamas and Israel are both alleged to have broken it
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Tue,10/17/23-11:45AM , 53 Reads
LONDON (AP) — The United Nations says it is collecting evidence of war crimes by both sides in the Israel-Hamas war, which began with the militant group’s brutal Oct. 7 cross-border attack and was followed by Israel's relentless bombardment and a siege of Gaza.
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Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer addresses a Welsh Labour reception at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

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After years in opposition, Britain's Labour Party senses it's on the verge of regaining power
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Sat,10/07/23-11:00PM , 41 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Members of Britain’s opposition Labour Party gather in Liverpool on Sunday for their annual conference with an unfamiliar feeling: optimism.
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