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Met police finally agrees to direct Palestine marches away from synagogues after community outcry

Police say the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign’s Gaza protest risks ‘causing serious disruption’ to nearby shul

January 8, 2025 17:08
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The Met has called for the organisers of the Gaza march to reroute their protest away from Central Synagogue (Getty Images)
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The Metropolitan Police have agreed to direct the first Palestine march of the year away from synagogues on January 18 after a prolonged community outcry.

The announcement comes just a week after the JC reported that community leaders had pleaded with the force to move the Gaza march away from Central Synagogue amid concerns that the Met is failing to protect Jewish life in the city.

On Tuesday, a group of over 80 MPs and peers joined calls to reroute the march away from the Jewish building. In a letter to Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, cross-party politicians demanded that the rally be rerouted. 

In a statement on Wednesday, the Met admitted that the Gaza protest close to a shul in central London on Shabbat risked “causing serious disruption”.