“You Are Quite Openly Jewish”: London Police Under Fire for Confrontation With Man Near Anti-Israeli March
The London police are under fire this week for threatening to arrest a man wearing a kippah near a pro-Palestinian march.
Officers inform Gideon Falter, head of the Campaign Against Antisemitism watchdog, that he was “antagonizing” the protesters by being “openly Jewish” near such a march. He was told that, if he tried to cross the street while being “openly Jewish,” he would be arrested for breach of the peace.
One police officer said: “You are quite openly Jewish, this is a pro-Palestinian march, I’m not accusing you of anything but I’m worried about the reaction to your presence.”
Another officer then added later: “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.”
Falter was also told that being openly Jewish near such a march was “antagonizing”.
