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Police consider ban on pro-Palestine marches after Golders Green attacks
Police are reviewing marches nationwide after the threat level rose to severe, as a London protest is planned for May 16.
- Following yesterday's Golders Green double stabbing and the terrorism threat level rising to 'severe', The Metropolitan Police are reviewing whether pro-Palestine marches can proceed nationwide.
- The suspect had been reported to the Government's Prevent anti-extremism programme in 2020, though that case was closed the same year.
- Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley criticized Green Party leader Zack Polanski for retweeting allegations of police misconduct, calling the post 'inaccurate and misinformed' and warning of a 'chilling effect' on policing.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer backed prosecuting attendees chanting 'Globalise the intifada' at pro-Palestine events, signaling a firm government stance on protest messaging.
- The Stop the War Coalition plans a major Nakba Day demonstration in London on May 16, now facing heightened security scrutiny as authorities assess whether pro-Palestine marches can proceed.
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Golders Green attack does not justify banning Palestine marches
In the two and a half years since the beginning of the Gaza war, pro-Palestine marches — and the debates they generate — have become a mainstay in British politics. Supporters insist they are demonstrating for a righteous cause, defending the rights of a dispossessed people who are under siege by an expansionist apartheid state [...]Read More...
Met Police to review pro-Palestine marches amid clash with Zack Polanski
The Metropolitan Police will review whether pro-Palestine marches can go ahead in the wake of the Golders Green attack as the head of the force clashed with Green Party leader Zack Polanski
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