Metropolitan Police officials have written to four involved universities to ensure Jewish students and staff do not feel targeted or unsafe. Dept Asst Commissioner James Harman warned that officers will maintain a zero-tolerance approach to hate crime if the activists proceed with the parade. Organizers have so far refused to engage with police, while the Campaign Against Antisemitism reports that nearly 60% of Jews feel uncomfortable disclosing their identity at university.
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Met Police Powerless to Ban Oct 7 Pro Palestine March
World18 days ago
The University of London Coalition is organizing a pro-Palestinian demonstration through central London to demand an end to the conflict in Gaza. The march is planned for October 7, the third anniversary of the Hamas terror attacks that killed almost 1,200 Israelis, and will run from King’s College to UCL in Holborn. Scotland Yard has urged organizers to reschedule the event to avoid distress to the Jewish community, though the police stated they are powerless to ban the march.
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