The Metropolitan Police in London have been accused of capitulating to radical pro-Hamas activists last weekend by threatening to arrest a British Jew because his presence was considered incitement to the mob. anti israel protesters,
A shocking video published by the British Campaign Against Antisemitism from a pro-Hamas and anti-Israel march shows a Metropolitan Police officer ordering Campaign Against Antisemitism CEO Gideon Falter not to cross the street because of his “openly Jewish” appearance Used to be. , Falter was returning from a Saturday synagogue service and was wearing a kippah, or skullcap.
London police also threatened Falter with arrest. He accused Falter of “disturbing the peace with all these other people.” Foulter was with five other people, some of whom were also wearing hats.
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Falter told Fox News Digital, “What happened to me was humiliating. Imagine how it must have felt to be told by police officers that being ‘openly Jewish’ would make people ‘anti-Semitic’, and therefore arrested.” Due to fear I will have to leave the area.”
Critics have argued that the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, is unable to enforce order on London’s streets and there are now growing calls for his dismissal.
Falter said, “It is time for Sir Mark Rowley to go. He must resign or be removed by the Mayor of London and the Home Secretary.”
Falter continued, “About a week after the incident, Sir Mark’s Assistant Commissioner issued a statement calling my appearance ‘provocative’ and saying that by making public what had happened, I had ‘injured the trust of many Jewish Londoners.’ ‘It was planted.’
Protesters hold placards and Palestinian flags during an anti-Israel rally in Trafalgar Square in London on November 4, 2023. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)
Falter said, “The ensuing outrage forced the Met to apologize once again. This time, it was to blame their horrific, disgusting victim, which came over the top and showed that even six months later, Sir Mark Mett still hasn’t got this and there’s not going to be improvement unless there is a change of leadership.”
Falter went on to say, “What happened to me was the inevitable conclusion of six months of inertia and the Met’s contextualisation of crimes, which took the form of law-abiding Londoners to appease a mob full of anti-Semitic racists and terrorist supporters. Rights have been reduced.”
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Anti-Israel protesters march in London on December 9, 2023. (Andy Solomon/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Rowley told Fox News Digital, “Every member of the Met is determined to ensure that London is a city in which everyone feels safe. We completely understand that since the terrorist attacks on Israel, Jews and I personally reiterate my apologies for how unsafe Muslim Londoners feel from the beginning of the week, with the courage, compassion and fairness our officers have shown. Will continue to work.
A London police officer confronted Gideon Falter, CEO of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, over his “openly Jewish” appearance. (Campaign against anti-Semitism)
In an article published on Sunday in the times of londonFalter wrote, “The march came toward us and after a few minutes the crowd thickened, people stopped and started yelling abuse at us: ‘Disgusting,’ ‘Lock them up,’ ‘Nazi,’ ‘Scum,’ there were people, Whereas Joe was expressing as loudly as he could how much he hated me for looking Jewish, and not a single person was saying: ‘You shouldn’t do that,’ or ‘I disapprove of this. .'”
Falter wrote that the Metropolitan Police had created a “no-go zone” for Jews in central London, and that it was now a “police-enforced Jew-free zone”.
Falter told Fox News Digital that Rowley’s “failure to stop the marches using his powers under the Public Order Act 1986 has made it impossible to bring them under control and police them appropriately.” As in, countless anti-Semitic hate crimes and crimes of terrorism have been committed in broad daylight on our streets during marches, and those responsible are walking free because their greatly outnumbered officers are unable to intervene and Some frontline officers have even been admitted to the hospital.
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Police officers and protesters on Vauxhall Bridge during an anti-Israel march in central London on November 11, 2023. (In photos via Richard Baker/Getty Images)
Former British Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, who had previously urged police to ban pro-Hamas marches, called for Rowley’s resignation in an article in the Sunday Telegraph. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sacked the outspoken Braverman after calling for a crackdown on rampant anti-Semitism in London.
She wrote Sunday Telegraph, “Either this is gross incompetence, or this is a culture from the top, where thugs are free to bully and harass while the rest of us have to keep our mouths shut and stay out of the way.”
Braverman continued, “If the marches were so peaceful, why was an ‘openly Jewish’ person prevented from marching in them? Despite apologies and then apologies, the truth is appalling. Over the past six months, we have seen the Met “saw failure after failure.”
He said, “If the Met Commissioner is unable or unwilling to ensure that his officers enforce the law, and (Mayor of London) Sadiq Khan is happy with the soft stance on hate marches, so the Prime Minister needs to rein it in.”
Fox News Digital reported last month that Amichai Chikli, the Israeli minister charged with combating anti-Semitism, had labeled London “the most anti-Semitic city in the world.”
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There are growing calls for the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, to resign or be sacked over how his force is dealing with Jewish Londoners during anti-Israel protests. (Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images)
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the L.A.-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, told Fox News Digital that London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who has made several positive statements against anti-Semitism, has contributed to an environment where British Jewish taxpayers are viewed as more goes. are a greater threat to public order than pro-Hamas propagandists.”
Cooper, an international expert on anti-Semitism, said Falter’s harassment “reflects the failure of the police department and the mayor at the top.” He urged the mayor and police to “talk less and take decisive action before it is too late.”
A spokesperson for Khan told Fox News Digital last month, “The Mayor speaks regularly with members of the Jewish community, and despite their ongoing and genuine concerns, the majority agrees with the range of language used by the Minister.” Are not… The Mayor continues to reiterate that with tensions rising, all Londoners need to be conscious of the language we use and how our actions make others feel – stoking division Not for, but to bring communities together.”
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The British Home Office – the equivalent of the US Department of Homeland Security – said, “We welcome the Met’s apology, and recognize the complexities of policing the increasingly public protests, but not just being Jewish – or any other race. or of religion – should never be seen as provocative.”
