The Met Police are scrambling to try and diffuse the 'openly Jewish' protest scandal as a private meeting has been offered to the man who was threatened with arrest.
The Met Police are scrambling to try and defuse the 'openly Jewish' protest scandal as the assistant commissioner has written to offer a private meeting to the man who was threatened with arrest.
A range of protest scenarios will be played out and feedback will be invited to 'inform and challenge' the force's operational plans and communications. Rishi Sunak 'is appalled' after a Met Police officer threatened to arrest a man wearing a kippah for being 'openly Jewish' near a pro-Palestinian rallyBut the force said that in 'recognition of the need to engage better and provide reassurance' it is inviting community leaders.
Advertisement The Prime Minister has not openly backed Sir Mark Rowley who is facing calls to resign after campaigns issued a grave warning that London is becoming a 'police-enforced Jew-free zone'. In the footage, which was shared online, Mr Falter was told he faced arrest if he did not leave the area because he was 'causing a breach of peace with all these other people' claiming his presence was 'antagonising'.Sir Mark Rowley is due to meet with an advocacy group for British Jews after campaigners warned London is becoming a 'police-enforced Jew-free zone'
It marks a stark difference to Boris Johnson's leadership where he announced 'full confidence' in Sir Mark's predecessor, Dame Credisda Dick, when she was faced with similar calls to leave her role. 'I didn't have a flag or a placard or anything that would in any way mark me out from any other normal Londoner except for the fact that I was wearing a skullcap,' he said.'By the actions of the Metropolitan Police, it's not just that central London is a 'no-go zone' for Jews, as has been said previously, but a police-enforced Jew-free zone.'
A spokesperson said: 'Since the horrific terror attacks of October 7th, almost every weekend we have seen tens of thousands of people march through the centre of London on 'anti-Israel' protests. The group later confirmed a meeting had been arranged, which it will attend alongside the Jewish Leadership Council and CST - a charity that runs a hotline to help those dealing with antisemitism.
Suella Braverman called for Sir Mark Rowley to resign or be sacked, accusing him of having 'emboldened' antisemites. Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has also been highly critical of the Met - but stopped short of saying Sir Mark should go. 'It's not right that one group of people in society should be told they can't go around their daily lives because it might be a provocation to someone else. That's not how equality works in this country.
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