Pro-Palestine protesters make London ‘no-go for Jews’, skilled says

Pro-Palestine protesters are turning London right into a ‘no-go zone for Jews’, Britain’s counter-extremism tsar has claimed.

Robin Simcox slammed the Government for letting extremists go ‘unchallenged for too lengthy’, permitting extremist teams to fester.

He warned that the Government had allowed extremists to ‘lurk just under the terrorism threshold’.

Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas struggle, 1000’s of pro-Palestinian supporters have marched by the streets of London.

There has additionally been an enormous enhance in anti-Semitism within the capital since Hamas‘s October 7 assaults that noticed 1,139 individuals killed and 240 taken hostage.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march in London on October 14, 2023, in assist of Gaza

Robin Simcox (pictured) slammed the Government for letting extremists go ‘unchallenged for too lengthy’, permitting extremist teams to fester

Writing within the Telegraph, Mr Simcox mentioned Britain has a ‘permissive atmosphere for radicalisation creating that wants urgently addressing’.

He added that the Government wanted to take a ‘main position’ in tackling all kinds of extremism.

The counter-extremism tsar mentioned Downing Street now had an opportunity to take cost of the scenario whereas championing ‘respect for the rule of regulation, civility, and decency’ – which he mentioned had been in ‘brief provide’ since October 7.

It is believed that Mr Simcox hopes there might be more durable restrictions on protests that might embrace forcing marches to be static demonstrations as a substitute.

Rishi Sunak summoned drive leaders to Downing Street to debate their dealing with of the protests

Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley (pictured) urged that policing had grow to be ‘an anvil for these points to be overwhelmed out on’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has beforehand known as for the Met Police to take more durable motion in opposition to protesters.

Yet Mr Simcox mentioned the Government might additionally do extra by refusing entry to hate preachers touring the UK. 

Next week, Michael Gove is about to announce a broader definition of extremism that may enable the Government, universities and councils to cease funding for Islamist and Right-wing teams.

Ministers are reportedly more likely to title which teams will fall below the brand new definition in Parliament when it’s introduced. 

Last week former dwelling secretary Suella Braverman urged Mr Sunak to introduce emergency laws to deal with extremism.

Echoing Mr Simcox’s language, she mentioned: ‘Parts of London have grow to be no-go areas for Jewish individuals.

‘That is completely unacceptable. We’ve seen anti-Semitism skyrocket.’

Ms Braverman was responding to a speech by Mr Sunak by which he mentioned there had been a ‘surprising enhance in extremist disruption and criminality’ since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.

He warned protesters to not let extremists ‘hijack’ their marches.

Official figures confirmed that anti-semitism was at a file excessive final 12 months, amid an ‘explosion of hatred’.

In the Community Security Trust’s annual report, it mentioned there had been a surge in anti-Jewish assaults, threats and abuse which had amounted to a ‘celebration’ of Hamas’s bloodbath of harmless Israelis.

There have been 4,103 anti-Semitic incidents within the UK final 12 months, in response to figures.

This is almost double the earlier file in 2021, overlaying all kinds of ‘hate’ in opposition to Jewish individuals.