London cop threatens Jewish man with arrest for his ‘antagonizing’ presence at anti-Israel march

Video from last Saturday’s weekly march in London against Israel shows a British police officer physically preventing a man in a kippah from crossing the street during the demonstration, citing his “openly Jewish” presence among the pro-Palestinian protesters.

In the footage release by the Campaign Against Antisemitism, the officer can be seen using his arm to block the Jewish man while telling him, “If I can ask to stay there please.”

In response, the man tells him, “I don’t want to stay here, I want to leave.”

“Well in that case sir, when the crowd is gone I’ll happily escort you out,” the officer says, while continuing to prevent the man from getting around him. “I don’t want anybody antagonizing anybody.”

“At the moment sir, you are quite openly Jewish. This is a pro-Palestinian march. I’m not accusing you of anything, but I am worried about the reaction to your presence,” the officer adds.

Later in the video, another officer is seen telling the man that if he doesn’t agree to be escorted from the area, he’ll be arrested.

“If you choose to remain here, because you are causing a breach of the peace with all these other people, you will be arrested,” the officer warns. “Your presence is antagonizing a large group of people.”

“You are quite openly Jewish. This is a pro-Palestinian march. I am not accusing you of anything, but I am worried about the reaction to your presence.”

Enough is enough. It is time for a major change.

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— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) April 18, 2024