4mo ago

Man holding Palestinian flag comes down from Big Ben tower

A man who climbed up Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower carrying a Palestinian flag has now come down, after more than 16 hours.

The barefoot man made his way on to a ledge several metres up the tower at the Palace of Westminster on Saturday morning.

He had filmed his climb and said that he was protesting against "police repression and state violence".

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Legendary move - peaceful, brings lots of attention to the cause, and dedicated. Congratulations to this man!
- what's your guess for a peace plan in palestine?
  
  Israel withdraws forces, Palestinians are allowed to leave without applying to cross the border. I'm not concerned about Hamas attacking Israel if Israel isn't provoking Hamas
  
  Demilitarised zone implemented by a trusted third party
That’s why you should bring a bag lunch and water when you climb Big Ben. It’s like hiking a long trail. Well, you can probably skip carrying a paper map but you should always bring snacks and water when you climb up a mountain and/or the world’s most famous clock.
Literally Hamas terrorism
- Man: climbs tower and sits
  Dumbass on the internet: Litterally terrorism.
  The mental gymnastics is gold medal worthy.
  
  Satire is dead
- I'm surprised they didn't carpet bomb him down.
- How do you mean? The article doesn’t mention Hamas or an act of violence. The only one who got hurt is him when he cut his foot climbing. It doesn’t seem like it was “literally” anything but a peaceful protest, even if I imagine it’s illegal for lots of other reasons. (I don’t know UK law but I suspect climbing Big Ben isn’t legal.)
  
  According to the ADL and Isreal this is antisemetic.

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