US EditionUK police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters as authorities toughen hate speech law enforcement
London police arrested two for racially aggravated public order offenses after chanting 'globalise the intifada' as part of a crackdown following a deadly attack in Australia.
- On Wednesday evening, police arrested five people outside the Ministry of Justice, Westminster, after a Palestine Solidarity Campaign protest followed a Met warning about chanting.
- Following a joint Met and GMP statement, police said they would act decisively to deter intimidation, citing recent attacks including the Bondi Beach and Oct. 2 Manchester incidents, while Sir Ephraim Mirvis called it an important step against hateful rhetoric.
- Dozens of protesters gathered from 6pm with former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn addressing the rally, and while the main protest ended at around 7.15pm, officers entered the crowd removing people amid scuffles.
- Prosecutors said they will consider each case on its merits while the Equality and Human Rights Commission monitors enforcement and 58 MPs express extreme concern about hunger strikers.
- The protests were linked to hunger strikes by activists including Qesser Zuhrah and Amu Gib, with Kamran Ahmed hospitalised on November 25 and Teuta Hoxha on November 27, raising death concerns.
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After Bondi Beach attack, 'intifada' chants face restrictions in Australia and the U.K.
LONDON — Authorities in Britain and Australia are tightening restrictions on pro-Palestinians protests in response to the Islamic State-inspired Bondi Beach massacre targeting a Jewish gathering that killed 15 people
What is the global intifada?
Police in London and Manchester will take a “more assertive” approach to protesters who call for intifada, according to a joint statement from the two forces following antisemitic attacks in Australia and in the UK. Officers have arrested two people for racially aggravated public order offences after they allegedly chanted “globalise the intifada” at a pro-Palestinian protest in London.What is an intifada?Intifada is an Arabic word derived from …
Two U.K. police forces to arrest protesters over 'globalize the intifada' chant
The police chiefs of London and Manchester said the Bondi Beach attack and the Yom Kippur attack at a Manchester synagogue 'increased fear in Jewish communities,' necessitating 'an enhanced response' ■ German court rules 'from the river to the sea' constitutes support for terrorism
BBC ’re-writes history’ by removing description of intifada
The BBC has given in to pressure from pro-Israel groups and “corrected” a news article that said that the first Palestinian intifada, which lasted from 1987 to 1993, was “largely unarmed and popular”. The right-leaning UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported that the BBC had changed the wording after “complaints from Jewish readers”. The BBC has even been accused of inciting “antisemitic violence” over the wording of the article. The article w…
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