This is the shocking moment a pro-Palestinian protester is shown exhorting Jews about the Holocaust, telling them: ‘Remember where the Jews were in 1940’.
The clip, which appears to have been filmed on Glasgow’s Buchanan Street, shows a woman wearing a Palestinian flag as a cape and a black and white keffiyeh – a scarf that has become a symbol of support for the Palestinian people.
She gestures and swears at an unseen person off-screen, before referring to Nazi concentration camps and the Holocaust, which killed an estimated six million Jews.
“F*** you,” she yells at the unseen target of her abuse, adding: “Free Palestine” as she is directed by her companion, who is also wearing clothes expressing support for the Palestinian people.
She adds: “Don’t forget where you were in 1940, ha. Remember where the Jews were in 1940 and 194 (blacked out). Everyone in your camps.’
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The woman waves the Palestinian flag she wears as a cape as she shouts “Free Palestine”
She is then led away by an attendant as she shouts, “Don’t forget where you were in 1940, ha…Everybody in your camps.”
The clip was widely condemned on X, formerly Twitter, by politicians, commentators and others
The shocking clip was shared online by Glasgow Friends of Israel, who wrote: “Girl wearing Palestinian flag taunts #Jews about concentration camps.”
Glasgow Tory councilor Thomas Kerr shared a copy of the footage on X, formerly Twitter, and said: “This is beyond reprehensible, just absolutely disgraceful.”
Political activist Emily Hewertson said: ‘It’s scary that these people live among us.’
Another Twitter user added: ‘This is just unacceptable tbh (to be honest). People making fun of the Holocaust is a shame.
“The sad thing is that most of us have not half the idea of the complexity of the situation unfolding before our eyes. Displaying nonsense like this helps no one and no cause.’
The protest in Glasgow led to the closure of nearby roads due to the sheer size of the crowds on the steps of the city’s Royal Concert Hall, a frequent gathering place for political protests.
Glasgow City Council officials confirmed the road was later reopened; The protest then moved to BBC Scotland’s offices on the banks of the River Clyde – the BBC has been criticized for its refusal to call Hamas a ‘terrorist’.
Pro-Palestine protests were also held in Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh, where thousands staged an impromptu march on the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
Chanting slogans such as “Free, free Palestine!” and ‘From river to sea, Palestine will be free’, demonstrators marched up the Mound and along Edinburgh’s famous Royal Mile as onlookers including tourists looked on.
In Edinburgh, Palestinian woman Iman, who did not give her last name, said people in Gaza need a right to freedom and refugees need a right of return.
She added: “We want justice, we want peace and we want freedom. I thank Scotland for not raising the Israeli flag.
“I thank Scotland for its solidarity, unconditional solidarity with my people. I thank Scotland for its strength in finding a safe haven for refugees.
“We need corridors for people to get medical help, food and water.”
Six activists with Israeli flags took part in the demonstration as a counter-protest, but they were outnumbered by pro-Palestinian activists.
Pro-Palestine protesters gather on the steps of the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow’s Buchanan Street
Protesters marched from the Royal Concert Hall to BBC Scotland headquarters on the banks of the River Clyde to continue their action
The protest continued outside the BBC building amid criticism of the corporation for refusing to label the militant group Hamas a “terrorist”.
In Edinburgh, pro-Palestinian activists gathered at the Mound before marching on the Scottish Parliament
Elsewhere in the UK, pro-Palestinian protesters climbed the bandstand in Bristol’s Castle Park and waved Palestinian flags and set off flares in Liverpool and Manchester.
As of 5.30pm, seven protesters had been arrested in London, including for public order and criminal damage, after Jeremy Corbyn called for condemnation of the Israeli army’s action in Gaza.
Shocking aerial footage shows pro-Palestinian supporters becoming extremely hostile towards police, throwing objects and pouring water on dozens of officers in Trafalgar Square.
Police have closed off part of Kensington High Street in west London in anticipation of a large protest outside the Israeli embassy, which is located near Kensington Palace. Barricades are also in place – with officers lined up along them – to stop protesters from getting anywhere near the Embassy.
The protests come as Palestinians began a mass exodus from northern Gaza after the Israeli military told them to evacuate ahead of an expected ground invasion.
In London, protesters marched from the BBC’s New Broadcasting House – which was daubed in fake blood – to the gates of Downing Street where activists chanted: ‘Rishi Sunak, shame on you! Suella Braverman, shame on you!’ while dozens of officers watched.
MailOnline has contacted Police Scotland for comment.
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