UK Home Secy: Pro-Palestine rallies are hate marches

October 31, 2023 08:30

Suella Braverman

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has called pro-Palestine rallies "hate marches" and added that the protests that took place against Israel's attacks on Gaza witnessed a "large number of bad actors who are deliberately operating beneath the criminal threshold," Anadolu Agency reported.

Braverman made the remarks after an emergency cabinet meeting chaired by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. She called for more efforts from law enforcement agencies, especially the Metropolitan Police and other regional forces to address the issue of antisemitism, according to Anadolu Agency report.

She said that they have witnessed tens of thousands of people taking to the streets after Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7.

She said, "We've seen now tens of thousands of people take to the streets following the massacre of Jewish people - the single largest loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust, chanting for the erasure of Israel from the map," Anadolu Agency reported.

She asserted, "To my mind, there is only one way to describe those marches -- they are hate marches." In response to a question regarding the chant "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," and whether she considered it antisemitic, Braverman said the police operate independently.

However, Braverman emphasised that "The police must take a zero-tolerance approach to antisemitism." -- ANI

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Samit Dravid picked in India Under-19 squad for Australia series

Samit Dravid, son of former India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid, was picked in the India Under-19 squad for the multi-format series against Australia.

Hasina's continued stay in India may further strain ties, warns BNP

Alamgir said that even after the fall of the Hasina government following a people's uprising, the 'Indian establishment is yet to reach out to BNP, even though China, the US, the UK, and Pakistan have already done so.'

'Give me strength, Waheguru': Vinesh's plea

Vinesh Phogat paid her respects at the Golden Temple on Friday, seeking divine guidance and strength.

In Pictures - Huge Upset! Djokovic crashes out of US Open

Images from the US Open men's singles third round match at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Friday.

Top court orders suspension of X in Brazil after tiff with Musk

Notably, Moraes on August 29 had asked Elon Musk to appoint a legal representative for his social media platform X in Brazil within 24 hours or face the consequences of a nationwide suspension.