Jewish people have to take security very seriously in schools here.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c623d7z1rxg5o

Antisemitism here in the UK is appalling.

I was once a 'Grren' no more due to the hatred Antisemitism in the party.

Why the inverted commas around Palestine? The State of Palestine has been formally recognised by the UK government.

The symbol in the centre of the Israeli flag is also the symbol that represents Judaism. If you see a person wearing a cross pendant, you don’t think they are racist pro-violence types - even though that is also the central emblem of the English flag. Yet that is the association assigned to Jews wearing a Star of David pendant.

I’ve just read the info in your link. That’s vomit-inducingly shocking. The application for the march was made while the massacre in Israel was happening! I knew it happened fast but didn’t realise the exact timing.

No matter what your religion, nationality or politics only a truly awful human being could fail to be horrified that children in British schools need this level of security
I drive through a Jewish area regularly and the security on the school gates is shocking but sadly probably necessary

Yes. Also, you only have to look at photos of that first rally to see that this was not some spontaneous demo by ordinary folk painting their own makeshift placards.

Because they spent it all on underground tunnels and weaponry to destroy Israel, people tend to forget how much money Hamas have had at their disposal.

Antisemitism exists because people are racist. There is no excuse or justification for vilifying or hating an entire people/nation/ethnicity/religion. Politics, wars, individual actions should never be used as a justification for any kind of racism, ever.

The greens are a joke and everyone knows it. A party for those with luxury beliefs because they are people who've never actually faced any issues in life and yet can somehow see the 'ibjustice' in absolutely everything

My best friend is a black Jew. There are many black Jewish communities in Israel and the rest of the world. Indeed, about 60% of Jewish Israelis are brown skinned. Some would argue that Ashkenazi Jews are not white as they are ethnically Judean. It’s not about colour, it’s about scapegoating, deep-seated ignorance and the fact the Jews are a tiny tiny minority (I think something like 0.2% of the world’s population) with a disproportionate amount of success and contribution.

Me too and I have seen posters etc. put high up on trees so they can't be taken down easily.
There's literally a guy that wanders up and down the main shopping street waving flags.
Why?
Why there?

This.

They are idiots and think they are right. They cannot see their own antisemitism. They often don't even know the history of the region and parot set phrases learnt at Uni or on the 'marches'. I believe/hope the vast majority realise that antisemitism is wrong and the Hamas shit and a conflict from thousands of miles away to virtue signal and shout abuse at innocent people here is wrong and avoid these 'marches' like the plaque or attempt to educate them.

Thank you.

It's time the government spoke out more against these marches and the inaccuries in the history that they shout out. Anyone shouting Hamas or waving Hamas colours must be arrested. We shouldn't tolerate that crap here. The Palestine action ones that break into places, cause destruction and attack police officers should be scorned.

Many decent people keep away from the marches and having a march on October 7th was particulary sick.

There is no threat from Jewish members of society here and they need protection and support.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oct/20/schools-in-england-must-recognise-antisemitism-as-distinct-category-of-harm-report-says

Schools in England MUST recognise antisemitism as distinct category of harm - get on with it. Antisemitism is rife and it needs stamping out.

I don't really know how your post relates to mine? None of that means that the Israeli flag represents all Jews. The English flag doesn't represent everyone in the world who choose to wear a cross. Do you think that the Israeli flag represents all Jewish people, is that what you are trying to say or what is your point in relation to my posts?

‘You’ was meant to be generic, not ‘You, FacetiousFace’.

I’m saying that people do conflate the two, the Israel flag with Jewish people in general, precisely because of the symbol, whereas they don’t make that conflation with another religious symbol that appears on national flags.

It's an awful thing and we need to speak up for Jewish people whenever possible and decry antisemitism.

I saw some photos online from the primary school my kids went to. They had gone to a museum in London and on public transport. They were all wearing their own clothes. This never happened in the past. Clearly it was considered a security risk to allow them out in school uniform. What a sad state our country is in

It's outrageous, actually. It makes me angry!

I hate the way it's become mainstream and acceptable to many people.

And you know what they had gone to do. They had gone to learn about how people from the Caribbean came to England, their role in supporting London transport and what they have brought to Britain today.

Oh my god 😥.

Israel is the place that is central to the entire religious aspect of Judaism. Jews pray to Jerusalem, it’s mentioned in the Jewish bible constantly. Every single Jew regardless if they never pray, are atheist etc, has their traditions and culture deeply rooted in Israel. Also, there are many many countries and states in the world with many religions/faiths as a majority. Israel is the only Jewish majority one. So the Israeli flag represents Jews, whether they want it to or not. By the way, if you look up the flag, currency, newspapers etc from the time that Israel was called Mandated Palestine, it’s all with the Jewish star and with Hebrew writing, because all the people who lived there before 1948 had Palestinian identity.

So the Israeli flag represents all Jews everywhere and when we see the Israeli flag we should associate it with all Jews no matter where they live or their actual connections to Israel and whether they like it or not?

There was a thread on here a few months ago that got deleted at the OP's request - a white liberal woman living in London, and on the weekends she popped on her kafir and joined the pro palestine marches. She couldn't understand why her dear Jewish friend, of many years standing, was starting to avoid her. She really believed that the marches were not antisemitic, and Jews living in the UK had nothing to fear from the mass mobilisation of hamas supporters. She had her arse handed to her.

Well, thank goodness for that! Imagine being so completely unaware, out of touch, insensitive and foolish. Has she seen the placards, heard that chanting? Unbelievable

I couldn't agree more. I feel so sad for the Jewish community and ashamed of our country. Considering we were all supposed to never forget, a lot of people seem to have forgotten pretty bloody quickly.