More than100 antisemitic incidents have been reported to London police in the past two weeks.
The Met Police have said there has been a huge rise in antisemitism in London following the outbreak of conflict between Hamas and Israel.Between September 30 and October 13 2023 there have been 105 incidents and 75 offences.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor said: "That is a massive increase in antisemitic crime and incidents."More than 100 people travel from UK to Israel to join fight against HamasThe Met said they would arrest anyone who flies the flag of Hamas, given it is a proscribed terrorist group, and could also detain someone flying the Palestinian flag in certain contexts if coupled with hateful language.
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