20,000 demonstrators gathered in Central London Saturday to demand an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and Israel.
In particular, protestors used the march to voice their anger at Prime Minister Tony Blair, and US President George Bush for not calling for a more direct end to the violence in the Middle East.
A small number were arrested as they passed along Whitehall and some threw shoes in the direction of Downing Street.
Organisers thanked all those that had come out for the march, which had been hurriedly organised in just one week. Those behind the rally claimed a great success and asserted that between 80-100,000 took part. However, the official police estimate was 20,000.
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