Guest post by Daniel Levy
In 1979 Ayatollah Khomeini – the then Supreme Leader of Iran – declared that the last Friday every Ramadan would be “a day for the oppressed to rise and stand up against the arrogant”. He called this Al-Quds Day. Since then, Al-Quds Day has been commemorated by marches in major cities throughout the world calling for Israel’s destruction and voicing support for Hezbolllah. I attended the Al-Quds Day parade in London this year on Friday 17th August (organised by the Islamic Commission for Human Rights) as “one of them” with a keffiyeh round my neck, and filmed and photographed much of it. Starting in Portland Place and moving down Oxford Street to outside the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square, below is some of what I captured.
The march from beginning to end:
Interview with Neturei Karta marcher:
The far-Left contingent:
Child dressed in camouflage uniform:
The big three: Khomeini, Khamenei, Nasrallah:
Neturei Karta interviewed by Iran’s Press TV:
Wearing a tribute to a mass murderer:
Recognizing the founder of Al Quds Day:
habibi adds: here is someone who was very happy to be there.
“No place in politics for those who question existence of the state of Israel.”
– Ed Miliband
