Pro-Palestine groups plan protests on Armistice Day in United Kingdom

Pro-Palestine groups in the UK have planned counterprotests on Armistice Day, November 11, calling the day an 'annual ritual of selective memory.' Groups including Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine will hold 'Hands of Palestine' events demanding an end to 'genocide, apartheid, and British state complicity.' A Palestine-colored poppy pin sold on eBay has also drawn criticism from a British Army veteran.

Pro-Palestine organizations in the UK have planned counterprotests to coincide with Armistice Day on Wednesday, November 11. Armistice Day marks the end of World War I and is observed with two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. Groups including Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine, Didsbury for Palestine, Stand With Palestine, and Oldham Peace & Justice have organized 'Hands of Palestine' events under the slogan 'True remembrance means demanding justice today.' They referred to Armistice Day as an 'annual ritual of selective memory' and said they refuse 'to let memory be co-opted while state-sanctioned violence.' The gatherings will focus on support for pro-Palestine liberation, an immediate arms embargo, and BDS. Separately, a Palestine-colored poppy pin sold on eBay for £1.78 has drawn criticism. Lt. Col. (ret.) Stuart Crawford, a British Army veteran, told GB News the pin is 'designed to divide rather than unite.' The Royal British Legion sells over 30 million poppies annually to support veterans.