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London - Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the offices of the British Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM) in central London this morning. The lobby group's media centre, which is playing a key role in Israel's public relations operation during the assault on Gaza, was shut down as protesters occupied the building.

Photographs of civilian casualties from Gaza were pasted on to the computer screens of public relations executives, phone lines cut off to halt the organisation's media rebuttal unit and leaflets thrown out of window on to the main road and handed out to staff pressing them to confront the truth about the human cost of the Israeli attacks.

According to the JTA  Police said that when they arrived at the office they dealt with what was described as a “suspected package, and made it safe.” Now police directives are trying to find those responsible.

Bicom , is an independent organisation devoted to seeking a more supportive environment for Israel, is at the forefront of the campaign to win over the British media.

BICOM's media and research centre is based on Great Portland Street, London. Its staff have close links with Israel's political and military establishment. Danny Shek, a former BICOM chief executive, is currently the Israeli Ambassador in Paris. His successor, Lorna Fitzsimmons, was formerly Labour MP for Rochdale and a leading member of Labour Friends of Israel.