How have we come to a state where the police confront someone for being overtly Jewish?

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Just how?

I think at best this inept policing at worst vile anti semitism.

I suppose it is now in the open that central London has become effectively a no go area for Jews given the potential for abuse from hate marchers.

Can't we just stop these marches so Jews can go about their business?

Having watched the longer clip, this guy absolutely turned up with the intent of provoking some kind of incident and then filming it.

BUT, and it's a big but, if all he had to do to provoke an incident was walk against the flow of the protest whilst being 'openly Jewish', that's a pretty strong indicator that the protests aren't as innocent as they claim to be.

I'm sure you are right, but if I turned up at a 'peaceful protest' and then discovered that a sizable minority of those attending with me were anti semites who verbally attacked a Jewish man simply for being Jewish, I'd get out of there straight away and make sure I was nowhere near that kind of thing ever again. 🙄

Whether you like it or not, there is a significant number of 'blind eyes' being turned on these marches that you simply don't get for other causes.

100% agree with this.

Whether you like it or not, there is a significant number of 'blind eyes' being turned on these marches that you simply don't get for other causes.

What do you suggest the protesters do, they can't vet everyone who is going to attend these perfectly valid marches against the genocide of the people of Gaza?

Yes perhaps but given this type of thing isn’t unusual, I suspect most want to focus on there cause and feel that the issue there marching against is that important. I don’t know what I would personally do tbh but I can understand why those who aren’t anti-Semitic would still attend.

I remember during climate change protests being stopped from crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing by police as there were protesters lying in the road and they didn't want to antagonise the situation. Rightly or wrongly the police have a duty to ensure situations don't escalate. There were violent St George's Day protests in London yesterday so I changed my route to avoid them.

The policeman may have used the wrong words but he was trying to do the right thing.

But similar did happen during the BLM protests. Counter protests where held and prominent BLM, and on the other side, anti-black protesters, where turned away and some were arrested.

Im not saying GF was at fault but I don’t think the police were wrong to encourage him to leave. What else could they do? If he had stayed and it escalated, they would have been criticised for not protecting him.

This is all so ridiculous.

Of course there will be some people who are antisemitic at the march, and those people should be dealt with.

Perhaps there wouldn’t be so much division if people like Cruella Braverman and Eylon Levy hadn’t tried to delegitimise the marches by painting everyone there as being hateful, antisemitic, terrorist supporters, or scarf wearing idiots.

They were entirely willing to demonise a whole group of people upset about the killing of innocent men, women and children to further their political ideas.

I think the public are fed up with these manipulative attempts. I know I am.

And, it does nothing to help tackle antisemitism, it simply pushes people further apart!

That is an unbelievable double standard.

If you went to what you thought was a sensible protest about say, government policy or something and found yourself next to actual, Roman salute flashing Nazis, you'd get out of there as quickly as you could without a second thought.

Why is it only anti Israel protests that you are happy to 'rub along' with seriously unpleasant people around?

'Some people'

I'm sure it's barely anyone, that's why simply walking against the flow of the protest while looking Jewish is the potential spark to a tinderbox that the Police have no choice but to intervene in. 🙄

They're not anti Israel protests they're anti Palestinian genocide marches

Sure Jan.

I'm sure that's how the majority attending feel. 🙄

Are you ignoring the fact that a lot of Jewish people are attending these marches in support of Palestine? Or doesn't that fit with the narrative that's being pushed?

https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnewsvideo/s/41MbocscSf

Here some of them speak out

'A lot'

I didn't think my eyes could roll any further back in my head.

🙄

As I said, I think it depends on how strongly you feel about cause overall. There are lots of times in life when you will be in a group of people and not necessarily agree with every point but overall, you agree enough to stay in that camp. Brexit is a great example of that, as the saying goes, “not everyone who voted for Brexit is a racist but all the racists voted for Brexit”. Unfortunately, life is not always black and white.

Not interested in a difference of opinion then I see, hope you have a blessed day

I imagine if an Asian guy turned up to a Tommy Robinson march carrying a sign that says 'down with Islam' he would be welcomed too.

This video is a ridiculous self own from these people. 🤣

'Not necessarily agree'

Wow.... 😬

And it’s not at only anti Israel protests, I’m not sure why you think that. This literally happens at all protests all the time. Some climate change protesters are gruesome, others are calmer etc.

I’m not denying that some Jewish people may feel intimidated by these marches (I remember the days of the national front well!) and any violence should not be tolerated by the police. But it’s unfair to say that all of these marches are just to stoke up anti Jew hatred. Given the thousands of people that attend, I think it would be more obvious if that were true.

Reposting to tap the sign for some people.

As the saying goes, 'there are none so blind as those who will not see'.

Works both ways @ColonelDax

I just saw on twitter a photo of a black man at the St George's day 'march' yesterday. I'm sure everyone will now be revising their opinions of that march because a black man was there?

Not sure what you're implying noblegiraffe could you make your point clearer, I'm sure the fault is mine for not understanding

Are you saying that people should stop thinking of the anti Palestinian genocide marches as anti Israel because some Jewish people are marching with them?