Gideon Falter, the chief executive of Campaign Against Antisemitism, was pulled aside by an officer who said he was 'breaching the peace' because he was 'quite openly Jewish'.
A Jewish campaigner who was threatened with being arrested by the police for being near a pro-Palestine march has accused the Met of allowing 'no-go zones for Jews'.
The Met has apologised to Mr Falter and said the use of the phrase 'openly Jewish' by the office was 'hugely regrettable' and insisted officers were intervening not to stifle free speech, but to 'keep the public, including all those taking part or opposing the protest, safe'. He clarifies: 'Your presence here is antagonising a large group of people that we can't deal with all of them if they attack you... because your presence is antagonising them.'
'Even as the Met Commissioner apparently refuses to do anything about this, it is time for a change on the ground. Next Saturday, 27th April, we will be walking again, hopefully in larger numbers. No part of London should be unsafe for any of its residents. Mr Falter was interviewed alongside the footage and accused the Met of failing to make London safe for Jews
He said: 'They're being asked to police huge protests with few officers where there's all sorts of criminality on display from racism to glorification of terrorism, and even violence.' Matt Twist, the Metropolitan Police's assistant commissioner, said the video posted by the Campaign Against Antisemitism will 'further dent the confidence of many Jewish Londoners which is the opposite of what any of us want'.
'They are also making it much more likely officers will intervene. They don't do so to stifle free speech or to limit the right to protest, but to keep opposing groups apart, to prevent disorder and keep the public, including all those taking part or opposing the protest, safe. That is, after all, our primary role.
He was named as one of the 'top 100 people positively influencing Jewish life' by the Algemeiner Journal, a US-based newspaper which coves Jewish and Israel-related issues. The video in which he appeared has sparked another backlash for the Met who have been accused of failing to make London safe for Jews. Robert Largan, the MP for High Peak, Derbyshire, shared the video and wrote: 'This is beyond appalling'.
'Because you're Jewish in London, you now have to cross these huge groups of people. It's intimidating enough and now look at the number of police that are around her... I'm just a Jew in London trying to cross the road. Pro-Palestinian supporters speak with a police officer during a protest organised by Turning Point UK in London on Saturday
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