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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Pro-Palestine Activists Storm London's Westfield Stratford City in Boxing Day Protest | WATCH</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time">December 27, 2025</div>
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<div class="gmail-moz-reader-content gmail-reader-show-element"><div id="gmail-readability-page-1" class="gmail-page"><div aria-label="Content section 2"><img src="cid:ii_mjp1hr2w0" alt="image.png" width="233" height="266"><br><p>Hundreds of<a title="pro-Palestine demonstrators" aria-label="pro-Palestine demonstrators" href="https://www.jfeed.com/antisemitism/grand-central-palestinian-protest-clash"> pro-Palestine demonstrators</a>
disrupted post-Christmas shopping at Westfield Stratford City on Boxing
Day, unfurling massive Palestinian flags and chanting demands to end
what they called the "genocide in Gaza" while urging the British
government to free the detained "Filton 24" activists. </p><p>Crowds
marched through the bustling east London mall, with protesters entering
the shopping center around midday on December 26, climbing escalators
and balconies to display banners and flags, effectively halting normal
activities in one of the <a title="UK" aria-label="UK" href="https://www.jfeed.com/tags/uk">UK</a>'s largest retail hubs. </p><p>
Chants echoed through the atrium, including calls to halt UK arms sales
to Israel and condemn the government's perceived complicity in the
conflict. </p><p> No arrests or clashes with security were reported, and
the group dispersed after several hours, leaving shoppers frustrated by
the interruption to holiday sales. </p></div><div aria-label="Content section 4"><p>A central focus of the protest was the "Filton 24," a group of 24 activists from <a title="Palestine Action" aria-label="Palestine Action" href="https://www.jfeed.com/news-world/palestine-action-uk-terrorism">Palestine Action</a>
arrested in December 2024 for allegedly breaking into and damaging
equipment at Elbit Systems' factory in Filton, Bristol, an Israeli
defense firm accused of supplying weapons used in Gaza operations. </p><p>
Held on remand for over a year amid charges of burglary, criminal
damage, and aggravated trespass, the detainees have faced repeated bail
denials, which supporters decry as "political persecution" under Prime
Minister Keir Starmer's administration. </p><p> Eight began a hunger
strike on November 2, 2025, to protest prison conditions and their
prolonged detention; as of December 24, four vowed to continue despite
health warnings from UN experts, while two paused the action. </p><p>
Demonstrators at Westfield chanted for their immediate release, framing
the case as emblematic of suppressed dissent against UK-Israel ties.</p><p><a title="Palestine Action" aria-label="Palestine Action" href="https://www.jfeed.com/tags/t6b2ei">Palestine Action</a>,
a direct-action group banned in some contexts for its tactics, claimed
responsibility for organizing the event, stating it aimed to "disrupt
business as usual" while Gaza faces devastation. </p><p>The protest
aligns with a surge in UK activism since October 2023, including rallies
outside government buildings and media outlets, with figures like MP
Zarah Sultana amplifying calls for the Filton 24's freedom. </p><p>The
UK government has not commented directly on the Westfield action, but
officials have previously defended arms export policies, insisting they
comply with international law. Critics, however, point to over £500
million in UK military exports to Israel since 2015 as evidence of
complicity. </p><p>As the Filton 24's trial continues at Woolwich Crown Court, supporters plan further vigils and actions.</p></div></div></div>
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