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Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, has made a plea to students to refrain from participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations on 7 October, which marks the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. He raised concerns about the growing antisemitism on the streets and labeled the use of this date for protests as “un-British”, highlighting its negative impact on the British Jewish community. The recent attack on a synagogue in Manchester has prompted heightened security measures to safeguard Jewish communities in the UK.
Amidst fears of potential protests on Tuesday, universities across the country are bracing themselves, with students from London colleges planning a joint march in the capital. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch cautioned against demonstrations turning into hate marches, emphasizing the lingering hatred that led to the heinous attacks two years ago. Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick condemned the planned protests, while Andy Burnham, the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, called for increased funding for policing following the recent synagogue attack in the region.
In a disturbing turn of events, nearly 500 people were arrested in central London over the weekend during protests supporting the banned group Palestine Action. Despite calls from authorities to postpone demonstrations after the synagogue attack, the protests went ahead. Sir Keir’s administration recently acknowledged Palestinian statehood as part of efforts to address the conflict in Gaza. The Israeli military’s campaign in Gaza was in response to the 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, resulting in numerous casualties and ongoing tensions in the region with thousands of lives lost in subsequent military operations in Gaza
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