Met apologises for calling antisemitism campaigner ‘openly Jewish’


by The Guardian

The Guardian— Police officer had stopped Gideon Falter from walking near pro-Palestinian march while wearing kippah skull capThe Metropolitan police has apologised after an officer used the term “openly Jewish” to an antisemitism campaigner who was threatened with arrest near a pro-Palestine march.Gideon Falter, chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, was wearing a kippah skull cap when he was stopped from crossing the road near the demonstration in the Aldwych area of London last Saturday...

dailym.ai—Farce as Met Police apologise for threatening to arrest 'openly Jewish' man caught in pro-Palestine march then apologise for their apology as it's slammed as 'victim blaming' for saying campaigners filming themselves being abused are 'provocative'. London's police service issued a statement on Friday afternoon apologising after Jewish man Gideon Falter was stopped from walking through a pro-Palestine march last Saturday.

Sky News—Sky News footage reveals new details of exchange between police and antisemitism campaigner called 'openly Jewish'. A tense, extended stand-off between police and an antisemitism campaigner where he was called "openly Jewish" and threatened with arrest yards from a pro-Palestinian march was caught on film by Sky News. The footage gives context to the lengthy and fraught exchanges amid an increasingly volatile atmosphere, as the head of the Metropolitan Police faces calls to resign following the incident. Scotland Yard has already had to apologise twice after a short video clip emerged on social media, where...

Drudge Report—After officer warns campaigner for being 'openly Jewish' Met Police are so cowed by the. Hyde Park officials covered up memorial to six million Jews killed in Holocaust. Met Police officers guarded monument to stop it being targeted by protesters. Holocaust survivor Noemi Ebenstein, 82, described the move as 'shameful'