Protesters accuse Barclays of complicity in Gaza war crimes
- Pro-Palestinian campaigners gathered outside the All England Club during Wimbledon to protest Barclays bank's involvement in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
- Demonstrators highlighted the bank's alleged connections to defense firms linked to Israeli military actions in Gaza.
- The protest aimed to raise awareness about corporate sponsorship and its moral implications in humanitarian crises.
In a recent demonstration held outside the Wimbledon tennis championships in England, activists from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign expressed their strong opposition to Barclays bank due to its alleged connections to Israeli military companies. During the rally, which gathered around two dozen protesters early on a Monday morning, demonstrators carried posters denouncing the bank and chanted slogans asserting the bank's responsibility in violence attributed to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Organizers targeted this high-profile event to attract public attention, emphasizing that the protest was more about the actions of Barclays rather than the sport being showcased. One of the main objectives of the demonstrators was to raise awareness about Barclays' financial ties to defense industries involved in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Activists revealed their intent to inform the public about what they termed the bank's