London Protests Peres Visit, Says He is War Criminal and Should Prosecuted
"A war criminal who should be apprehended and prosecuted instead of being honored," this is the slogan heard every time an "Israeli" figure visits many of the Western countries particularly after the war on the besieged Gaza Strip in 2008.
Dozens of Protesters gathered Wednesday in front of the Chatham House research institute in London to protest allowing "Israeli" President, Shimon Peres, to visit the institute and giving him the podium to deliver his speech.
Peres was invited to speak at the institute marking 60 years of diplomatic relations between "Israel" and the UK.
The protesters chanted slogans supporting the Palestinian people and condemning the ongoing "Israeli" violations and attacks against them.
They also demanded "Israel" to lift the deadly blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip, and described Peres as a "war criminal that should be apprehended and prosecuted." Peres was invited by the Chatham House to talk about "Israeli"-British relations.
Zaher Beetway, spokesperson of the Palestinian Forum in Britain, one of the groups that organized the protest, stated that such an invitation encourages the occupation to continue and escalate its crimes against the Palestinian people.
"The time has come for this government to be truthful to itself and its people", Beetawy said, "It should stop covering up for "Israel's" crimes".
Peres started a tour in Britain on Tuesday following a tour in Switzerland. The tours drew condemnation among human rights organizations and Palestine solidarity groups.
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