Today at 5:30pm, two Youth Demand supporters disrupted the red carpet at the film premiere for ‘We Live in Time’ held at London’s Southbank Theatre, demanding a two-way arms embargo on Israel. One accessed the red carpet, standing in front of the crowd while holding aloft a Palestine flag emblazoned with the words ‘STOP ARMING ISRAEL’ The other was apprehended by security before they could gain access. No arrests were made. [1]
Taking action today was Starr Thomas, 20, a student from South London. They said:
“Our political system is rotten. The only way to achieve justice is through direct action so I will continue putting my body on the line and using my voice. We cannot have business as usual during a genocide.”
“The UK government are facilitating genocide. Britain is a death machine and I refuse to follow the rules of a state that profits off of mass death, and stays silent while babies are being blown to pieces.”
Israel has come under fire for burning displaced Palestinian to death by targeting civilian hospitals with bombs. Shocking images of student Shaaban Ahmed Al-Dalu being burnt alive whilst still attached to an IV unit in Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital have been prominent in the media. A spokesperson for Youth Demand said today: “Israel is annexing Gaza. They genocide the population, they bulldoze cities, and then they move in. The only way to stop this is to stop arming Israel.” [2]
Co-starring with Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield recently spoke out in support of Palestinians experiencing genocide at present, saying in a recent interview:
“We should be putting our energy toward something that actually matters. Maybe the lives of, I don’t know, Palestinians in Gaza right now… Maybe that’s where we put our hearts and our energy in, and anyone suffering, anyone oppressed, anyone that is suffering under the weight of the horrors of our world right now, anyone who doesn’t have a choice in living lives of dignity”[3]
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Notes to Editors
[1] Youth Demand is a youth resistance campaign fighting for an end to genocide. Youth Demand a two-way arms embargo on Israel and an end to new oil and gas drilling. Youth Demand is part of Umbrella and a member of the A22 Network of civil resistance projects.
