Tens of thousands march against antisemitism in London including UK ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson
1 year ago

Tens of thousands march against antisemitism in London including UK ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson

The Hindu  

Tens of thousands of people including former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson gathered in London on Sunday for a march against antisemitism, a day after large crowds turned out for a pro-Palestinian rally. Marchers waved Israeli flags and Union Jacks, and held placards reading “Never Again Is Now” and “Zero Tolerance for Antisemites.” Sunday’s march was organised amid concerns about rising tensions sparked by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. And it’s very, very upsetting to see it.” Police detained Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, the former leader of the far-right English Defence League, at the march. Police said that he refused to leave after he was warned about concerns that his presence would cause “harassment, alarm and distress to others.” Gideon Falter, the chief executive of Campaign Against Antisemitism, said that the rally came after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests that had made the capital a “no-go zone for Jews.” He said that antisemitic incidents in the U.K. have surged since the war began, and condemned what he called “appalling” placards seen at the protests — including ones “showing a Star of David thrown in the bin with a caption that says ‘please keep the world clean.’” On Saturday, tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched to demand a permanent cease-fire in the war.

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