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Fears of a far-right nationalist rally against the Charedi community have been dampened by police and Jewish security groups.

White supremacist Joshua Bonehill-Paine announced his intention to "Liberate Stamford Hill" with a demonstration in Hackney, north London.

In a supposed "appeal against the Jewification of Britain", he claimed there was an "on-going foreign occupation" of the area, with an "occupation force of approximately 50,000 Jews".

Publicity around the rally raised concern among Jewish groups, but the Community Security Trust said Bonehill-Paine's plan should be treated "with the contempt it deserves".

A CST spokesman said: "He is essentially a provocateur and has not shown the capacity to mobilise large numbers of people to attend far right events."

Facebook removed a page promoting the event after CST's complaint.

Bonehill encouraged supporters to oppose the work of the Shomrim volunteer security group, claiming it enforced "evil Talmudic Jewish Law" and allowed white children to be groomed and sold as sex slaves for Jews.

"One must understand that this is repeated up and down this country, in every major city and town," he wrote on his website last Friday. "What we see in Stamford Hill, with the enforcement of Jewish laws and anti-white oppression, is an idea of how Britain will look in the future."

Bonehill has faced a series of criminal charges for incidents including malicious communications and harassment. He was described as a "moronic" hoaxer last April after admitting in court that he had published false claims about immigrants.

● The far-right Britain First group held what it called a "solidarity patrol" supporting the Jewish community.

Its leader, former BNP member Paul Golding, and his deputy Jayda Fransen, handed out leaflets and attempted to attract support from Jewish residents in Golders Green, north-west London.

A CST spokesman said: "We hope that those unfortunate enough to have met Britain First suitably ignored them."

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