Frustrated tourists and food vendors blast ‘annoying’ pro-Palestine and eco-zealots who attempted to close British Museum today with a blockade [Video]

11:33 EDT 24 Mar 2024 , updated 16:01 EDT 24 Mar 2024

Frustrated tourists and food vendors have blasted ‘annoying’ pro-Palestine and eco-zealots who attempted to close the British Museum today with a blockade. 

A new alliance between pro-Palestine groups and those linked to Just Stop Oil – called Energy Embargo for Palestine – targeted the historic building on Russell Street in the capital at around 2.15pm.

The museum initially said the museum was evacuated but have since said those who arrived into the building before 3pm were able to continue their visit.

Gzim, who has a stall selling caramelised peanuts outside the museum gates, said the protestors were disrupting his business and ‘everyone around here’. 

‘They really are annoying’, he said. 

Aditi Jadhav, 33, an investor who travelled from India with her husband, said she missed out on her chance to visit the museum due to the disruption. 

‘This was our last thing to do, we leave tomorrow. We’re going to …