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'Not all calls for Jihad are violent' say Met Police

The force said they are prepared to take ‘robust’ action against protestors

November 24, 2023 13:26
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People take part in a 'March For Palestine', in London on October 21, 2023, to "demand an end to the war on Gaza". The UK has pledged its support for Israel following the bloody attacks by Hamas, which killed more than 1,400 people, and has announced that humanitarian aid to the Palestinians will be increased by a third -- an extra £10 million pounds ($12 million). Israel is relentlessly bombing the small, crowded territory of Gaza, where more than 3,400 people have been killed, most of them Palestinian civilians, according to the local authorities. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Metropolitan police say they are prepared to take “robust action” against antisemitic demonstrators this weekend but will not clamp down on all calls for jihad.

On Saturday, around 100,000 anti-Israel protestors are expected to march through central London a day before 40,000 to 50,000 people attend a rally against antisemitism.

Separately, a smaller protest has been organised by the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir to take place outside the Egyptian embassy on Saturday to demand Muslim nations take military action against Israel.

Speaking at a press briefing on Friday, deputy assistant commissioner Ade Adelekan, who will be the gold commander for London this weekend, said hate crime and communal tensions had risen since the start of protests following the October 7 attack.