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UK far-right riots: Belfast saw what real hate marches look like
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For hours, the acrid stench of burning rubber filled the Belfast air as a mob of far-right extremists descended upon us.
Muslim-owned businesses were torched and refugees were stabbed. As a Palestinian living in Belfast, the events of August 3 felt like a targeted purge.
Whilst their advertised target was Belfast's Islamic Centre, every Muslim or individual who wasn't white soon became prey. Fuelled by alcohol and drugs, they transformed a city into a battleground: they thew projectiles, gave Nazi salutes, screeched “F*k Palestine”, waved Union Jack and Israeli flags, and chanted the name of their patron saint, Tommy Robinson.
Then the pogrom began. Children, holding the hands of their parents, chanted “P*ki’s Out” and hurled petrol bombs into a local Muslim-owned barber shop.
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More here:
https://www.newarab.com/opinion/uk-far-right-riots-belfast-saw-what-real-hate-marches-look
UK far-right riots: Belfast saw what real hate marches look like
[...]
For hours, the acrid stench of burning rubber filled the Belfast air as a mob of far-right extremists descended upon us.
Muslim-owned businesses were torched and refugees were stabbed. As a Palestinian living in Belfast, the events of August 3 felt like a targeted purge.
Whilst their advertised target was Belfast's Islamic Centre, every Muslim or individual who wasn't white soon became prey. Fuelled by alcohol and drugs, they transformed a city into a battleground: they thew projectiles, gave Nazi salutes, screeched “F*k Palestine”, waved Union Jack and Israeli flags, and chanted the name of their patron saint, Tommy Robinson.
Then the pogrom began. Children, holding the hands of their parents, chanted “P*ki’s Out” and hurled petrol bombs into a local Muslim-owned barber shop.
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More here:
https://www.newarab.com/opinion/uk-far-right-riots-belfast-saw-what-real-hate-marches-look