Pro-Palestinian Protestors Arrested Outside London Jewish Leadership Offices
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
Five people were arrested in London on October 7th for allegedly inciting racial hatred during a protest outside the offices of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. The demonstration, which occurred on the third anniversary of the October 7th attacks, featured calls for an intifada and accusatory signs against the Jewish leadership organization. The Board of Deputies and the Community Security Trust condemned the protest as a deliberate provocation on a day of remembrance.
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- Five individuals were arrested in London for inciting racial hatred during a protest on October 7th.
- The demonstration targeted the Board of Deputies of British Jews on the third anniversary of the October 7th attacks.
- Protestors chanted calls for an intifada and carried signs accusing the Jewish organization of supporting Israeli "genocide."
- The Board of Deputies condemned the protest as an attempt to intimidate the Jewish community.
- The Community Security Trust called the protest a deliberate and offensive provocation on a day of remembrance.
Five individuals were arrested by London Metropolitan Police on October 7th, the third anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attack, on suspicion of inciting racial hatred. The arrests occurred during a protest outside the offices of the Board of Deputies of British Jews in North Camden. The demonstrators, many of whom were masked, gathered for a provocative demonstration against the umbrella organization representing British Jewry.
The protest, which lasted approximately 20 minutes and began around 11:10 AM, featured the waving of Iranian, Irish, and Palestinian flags. Protestors carried signs accusing the Board of Deputies of being a "mouthpiece for Israel," a "shield for Israeli crimes," and of "weaponizing antisemitism," with some labeling the organization as the "committee that denies genocide." Chants included "stop killing babies" and "we'll see you at the Hague," alongside calls for an intifada and harassment of local residents.
The event was covered by the anti-Israel media outlet The Canary, which reported on social media that the protestors were demonstrating against the organization's "lobby for Israel and Zionism and its support for the genocide of the Palestinian people." Social media activists, including journalist Heidi Bachram, strongly condemned the demonstration, calling the participants "masked extremists" and "hate-filled maniacs" targeting the main Jewish community organization on a day of remembrance.
The Board of Deputies' President, Phil Rosenberg, thanked the police for their swift response, stating, "We will not allow ourselves to be threatened or intimidated by a small, extremist minority within British society. We will continue to tirelessly represent the Jewish people, here and around the world, and stand for peace and security for Israelis, Palestinians, and the wider Middle East."
The Community Security Trust (CST) also commented, calling the choice of day and location a "deliberate and offensive provocation" that "says everything about the hatred and extremism that is far too prevalent within their movement."
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