Downing Street condemns 'from river to the sea' projection on Big Ben
- Pro-Palestinian activists projected controversial slogans onto the Elizabeth Tower, facing criticism from groups like the Campaign Against Antisemitism.
- The Metropolitan Police investigated the incident but determined that the slogans projected did not constitute a criminal offense.
- Concerns were raised in the Commons about rising anti-Semitism amid protests demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, with politicians expressing fears over safety.
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Downing Street: ‘Wrong’ to Project ‘From the River to the Sea’ Onto Parliament
Downing Street has weighed in after MPs condemned the projection of a controversial “pro-Palestine” slogan, which some consider to be genocidal, onto the Parliament building on Wednesday. A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told journalists on Friday it was “wrong” that protesters beamed “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” onto the Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, but stopped short of saying police should have inte…
Downing Street condemns 'from river to the sea' projection on Big Ben
Rishi Sunak's official spokesperson said it was "wrong" for pro-Palestinian protesters to use the controversial phrase during a demonstration on Wednesday, but police say it was not a criminal offence.
Fury over ‘genocidal’ slogan beamed onto Big Ben as pressure mounts on cops
JAMES Cleverly today slammed a pro-Palestine campaign stunt outside the Commons as “antisemitic”. Protestors sparked outrage on Wednesday after projecting the chant “from the river to the sea” onto Big Ben. AlamyJames Cleverly today slammed pro-Palestine protestors for projecting a “genocidal” chant onto Big Ben[/caption] Twitter“From the river to the sea” was projected onto Big Ben on Wednesday night[/caption] The Home Secretary labelled the sl…
Sunak Promised Zero Tolerance for Antisemitic Slogan Projected on Big Ben
Protestors projected the infamous slogan “From the river to the sea” on Big Ben during Wednesday’s chaos. In a recent speech to Conservative Friends of Israel the Prime Minister made his view of those who use it crystal clear just last month: “They are either useful idiots who do not understand what they are saying, or worse, people who wish to wipe the Jewish state from the map.[…] Read the rest
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