The March
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| Originally published | September 6, 2005 |
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| Authors | E. L. Doctorow |
| Genres | Historical Fiction |
| Publishers | Random House |
| Country | United States |
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| ID | 1248825 |
About The March
The March is a 2005 historical fiction novel by E. L. Doctorow. It won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award/Fiction.
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Gaza protest: Thousands join march as Met issues warning over chant
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators have joined a march in central London Calling for a permanent ceasefire in The Israel-Gaza conflict.
Demonstrators are marching on The Second day of a four-day pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas.
It is The First London march since Armistice Day ,
On Friday, police said they would warning people about words or images that could break The Law .
The Metropolitan Police has been Under Pressure for weeks over its handling of The now-regular demonstrations, with pressure from senior politicians for officers to come down harder on alleged displays of antisemitism.
Some 1,500 officers will be on The Streets on Saturday with instructions to protect war memorials following criticism that police have not stopped protesters climbing on them.
The Force has also said it is planning to position Arabic-speaking officers on The March , backed up in its central Control Room with lawyers to advise on whether specific phrases break The Law .
Shortly after The March began, The Met said it had arrested A Man who was spotted carrying a placard with Nazi symbols on it on suspicion of inciting racial hatred.
The temporary truce is still holding and follows weeks of fighting and Israeli bombardments of Gaza, with The Conflict sparked by The Hamas incursion into southern Israel that saw 1,200 people killed.
Speaking at London's march, a pro-Palestinian protester played down The long-term significance of The temporary ceasefire.
Shaun, 33, from North London , said: " I don't know what's going to come from it, I don't know if it's positive, but I know full well that once this truce and temporary ceasefire are done they (Israel) are going to continue bombing and we're going to be right back where we were, so I'm not holding my breath. "
Organisers have said at least 100,000 could turn out for Saturday's protest in London, which is marching from Park Lane to Central London .
Police estimate that there were 300,000 people at The previous protest on Armistice Day .
Nine officers were injured at that protest and 145 people arrested - The " vast majority" of whom were counter-protesters.
More on Israel-Gaza warRelated TopicsSource of news: bbc.com