Why is a conflict 2,200 miles away allowed to cause mayhem on UK streets?

Sounds like they arrested the people being aggressive, so they're obviously not that scared of them.

For crying out loud - this is a local news story, it's only in a national paper because it has an agenda to shut down Palestine protests by portraying them as 'left wing violence' and 'antisemitic' (note, they don't care one iota about Jews unless they can use us to beat other groups around the head with) and give their readers boogeymen to be outraged by.

We are rapidly learning that when it comes to certain groups in society we either have to comply with what they want, or they use violence and threats. The authorities are afraid to stand up to it because they might offend someone.

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if whoever started with the shopkeeper was just someone who had a grudge against him and wanted to use this as an excuse to give him grief.

Totally agree.

Boycotting something means that you don't buy it, not that you beat up people who do buy it, or sell it.

Something that those dickheads shouting at people eating in McDonalds also need to learn.

I’m not being funny but isn’t ’exceptional scenarios’ basically what makes up the news? They don’t not report something because it’s an everyday occurrence.

‘serial-killer on the lose... urr… that’s a bit exceptional. Got anything about someone walking a dog and nothing happening?’

@Echobelly

And the relevance of you being Jewish to this post about a kebab shop owner being attacked over selling Coca Cola is what exactly?

Sadly these "exceptional scenarios" are becoming less and less "exceptional".

Don't let the Daily Mail use a couple of thugs to convince you this is a common response.

I am Jewish and was on a huge, ceasefire march last week in London, which was quite lightly policed and I saw zero disorder over the several hours of protest with thousands of people there. The Daily Mail is 'nutpicking' an exceptional scenario of people behaving in a way, which, as posters have correctly pointed out, doesn't help anyone, to paint a misleading picture of the whole movement

Pretty sure we all benefit from things one way or another causing a detriment to others, ie fast fashion, oil and so on. People need to fuck off and do something productive to show support instead of making a stupid stance against a kebab shop which Isreal couldn't give a flying fxxk about.

Society is unravelling.

Whenever I've previously heard of boycotts they have been voluntary.

So because of this it’s OK for a kebab shop owner to be attacked and left needing stitches because he refused to stop selling these products, is it?

@VestPantsandSocks , that is an explanation of sorts.
@OneMerryRedSnail, we’ve fallen over ourselves so much in order to not appear racist that certain people now use this against us. U.K. law should apply to all equally without exception. No exceptions for any reason and no pandering and overlooking of wrongdoing by anyone.

Coca-Cola Company operates a factory in the illegal Israeli settlement of Atarot, which is built in Occupied Palestine.

People opposing the genocide of the Palestinians are boycotting products/company that directly/indirectly support oppression of the Palestinians.

So what?

Coca-Cola Company operates a factory in the illegal Israeli settlement of Atarot, which is built in Occupied Palestine.

People opposing the genocide of the Palestinians are boycotting products/company that directly/indirectly support oppression of the Palestinians.

Why do some people have to be such thugs? And over coca cola of all the ridiculous, stupid things. Thankfully 4 have been arrested.

I agree OP,

We seem to have reached a place in the UK where we need to reconsider what the right to freedom of speech actually means - particularly when one persons’ freedom impacts another as in the example here.

I worry it’s a dangerous path away from a hard won right due to the behaviours of the few (and I don’t mean those marching for peace).