A GB News star has exposed “West-hating” pro-Palestine protesters who “want the war in Gaza to continue”, taking to the streets of Westminster at the counter-protest.
Presenter Josh Howie is one of those attending the counter-demonstration against the pro-Palestine rally today in central London as thousands march from the Embankment to Whitehall.
Speaking to GB News National Reporter Jack Carson, Josh said he wants to “expose” the protesters for “who they are”.
“They say that they are for peace. Well, now we’ve got peace. So why are there 100,000, 200,000 people here – and doing it a week after two Jews have been murdered?
Pro-Palestine marches have fallen under criticism after protests took place up and down the nation – as well as abroad – to mark October 7.
“They’re here because they hate Jews. They hate the West. And we’re here to expose them, to call them out, to stand against them,” Josh added.
Peter Tatchell, on the other side of the protest, said that the major event was to celebrate the diplomatic breakthrough but the GB News star brushed the argument off, saying: “That makes no logical sense.”
“They want it. They’ve claimed that there’s a genocide. Then suddenly there are people out there who want the war to continue.
The protesters are attending ‘because they hate Jews’, Josh said
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“They’ve said: ‘we want more military, we want the war to restart’. It’s never about ending a war for the jihadists. What they want is just to wipe out Israel,” Josh told Jack.
Last week, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced that the Government plans to hand out extra powers to police to curb repeat protests.
However, Josh said that, despite wanting pro-Palestine protests to come to an end, he does not believe the plan would drive the desired results.
“What they need to do and what they should have been doing from the very beginning is policing what they’ve seen,” he urged.
“They’ve seen placards with swastikas. They’ve seen people calling for jihad, yet they did nothing.”
Previous demonstrations up and down Whitehall have brandished flags branded with swastikas; at times, the swastika is even paired with the Israeli flag.
On Wednesday, Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first stage for Donald Trump’s 20-stage plan for peace in the region, involving a ceasefire and hostage release deal.
“People want peace,” Josh said. “Jews want peace. Israelis want peace. They don’t want Gaza. They gave Gaza back 20 years ago. What they want is just to live their lives in peace,” he reiterated.
Donald Trump announced the breakthrough on Wednesday
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REUTERSThe ceasefire took place first on Thursday when Israeli military withdrew their troops from parts of the Strip.
The first step of 20 will also witness the release of 20 living Israeli hostages for 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1,700 detainees from Gaza.
Humanitarian aid will also be deployed to the Gaza Strip.
Mr Trump has been widely lauded for his involvement in the diplomatic breakthrough which could eventually see peace in the region.