London police said Sunday that they arrested 20 people the previous day at a massive march organized by anti-Muslim activist Tommy Robinson, and 12 people at a counter-demonstration fused with an anti-Israel protest.

The city’s Metropolitan Police — which had already disclosed making 43 arrests Saturday after tens of thousands of people attended the dueling events — said 11 of those detained were either non-affiliated or their links were unconfirmed.

The force had mounted its biggest operation in years to manage both Robinson’s “Unite the Kingdom” march and the anti-fascism rally organized by the Stand Up to Racism group, combined with protests marking Nakba Day, which commemorates the displacement of Palestinians in the war surrounding the establishment of Israel in 1948.

Police had feared clashes after violent confrontations at Robinson’s last London event in September — when up to 150,000 people turned out — and at dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrations amid the war sparked in Gaza by the Hamas-led onslaught of October 7, 2023.

Robinson’s rally drew about 60,000 attendees, while the Nakba Day gathering drew 15,000 to 20,000, according to Met estimates........

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