Pro-Palestine protesters at Wimbledon over Barclays sponsorship
Pro-Palestine activists rallied outside Wimbledon on the first day of the tennis championships in London to protest tournament sponsorship by Barclays Bank, who they say helps to finance Israel's war on Gaza. Barclays says it is not a 'shareholder' or 'investor' in defence companies supplying Israel.
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