It is understood the Home Secretary James Cleverly has now written to both the Met and London Mayor Sadiq Khan
Gideon Falter speaking to a Metropolitan Police during a pro-Palestine march in London when he was stopped from crossing the road near the demonstration and told by police that he was “quite openly Jewish” and causing a “breach of peace The Met issued two apologies on Friday in relation to the incident on 13 April in which Gideon Falter, Campaign Against Antisemitism chief executive, was warned he faced the possibility of arrest near the demonstration in the Aldwych area of London because his...
Another officer said: “You will be escorted out of this area so you can go about your business, go where you want freely or, if you choose to remain here, because you are causing a breach of peace with all these other people, you will be arrested.” But the force subsequently issued another statement apologising for the “further offence” caused by its first apology.
A Home Office spokesperson said: “We welcome the Met Police’s apology, and recognise the complexities of policing fast-moving public protests, but simply being Jewish – or of any other race or religion – should never be seen as provocative.Earlier we posted a statement about a video released on Thursday evening by the Campaign Against Antisemitism.“I was not part of any protest or counterprotest, and was not wearing any stickers or carrying any signs, flags or the like.
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