Pro-Palestine Campaigner Defends Call to Swarm Parliament

Thousands tried to enter Parliament in what the PSC described as ‘one of the largest physical lobbies of Parliament in history.’

People take part in a Palestine Solidarity Campaign rally outside the Houses of Parliament in London, as MPs debate calls for a ceasefire in Gaza on Feb. 21, 2024. Lucy North/PA Wire

A pro-Palestine campaigner defended trying to swarm Parliament on Wednesday as it was reported he wanted “so many” people to show up that Parliament needs to be shut down.

Ben Jamal, the director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), which organised the campaign on Wednesday, defended trying to get some 3,000 protesters into Parliament, saying the PSC “absolutely reject any argument that it is unacceptable for peaceful protests to take place outside of MPs’ office.”