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Pro-Palestine marches to go ahead despite calls to cancel after Manchester synagogue terror attack
Despite calls for cancellation after a terror attack, around 1,500 people are expected to join pro-Palestine marches in London and Manchester this weekend.
- Sir Keir Starmer urged groups behind demonstrations and attendees to respect the grief of British Jews, warning protests could add to mourners' pain as pro-Palestine marches proceed in London and Manchester.
- On Friday, Mahmood told BBC Breakfast 'It is important to draw a line between what is happening in the Middle East and what is happening at home' and said police advice could limit protest freedoms.
- The Metropolitan Police said 40 people were arrested near Downing Street, with six arrested for assaults on police amid clashes and large crowds on Whitehall on Thursday.
- Rejecting cancellation calls, organisers said Defend Our Juries will hold the Trafalgar Square protest, stressing it is not near any synagogue and urging police to protect the community over arresting peaceful protesters.
- Broader context: the proscription and a pattern of arrests have followed Palestine Action's July ban, while Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis warned some marches show antisemitic content and urged the government to act.
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The authorities had asked the organisers of the rally after the attack on a synagogue in Manchester to cancel the event.
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