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| Mahmood: Pro-Palestinian protests 'un-British' after terror attack | Mahmood: Pro-Palestinian protests 'un-British' after terror attack |
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| Home secretary calls pro-Palestine protests after Manchester attack ‘un-British’ | Home secretary calls pro-Palestine protests after Manchester attack ‘un-British’ |
| The home secretary has said she was "disappointed" pro-Palestinian protests went ahead on Thursday in the aftermath of the synagogue attack in which two men were killed. | The home secretary has said she was "disappointed" pro-Palestinian protests went ahead on Thursday in the aftermath of the synagogue attack in which two men were killed. |
| Shabana Mahmood also called for demonstrators to "step back" from plans to hold marches this weekend, saying: "I do think that carrying on in this way does feel un-British, it feels wrong." | |
| Green Party leader Zack Polanski criticised her remarks, saying: "Non-violent protest has a really important part to play in our democracy." | |
| A Pro-Palestinian protest took place in Manchester on Thursday night. | |
| What we know about synagogue attack | |
| Eyewitnesses describe Manchester synagogue attack | |
| Who was the Manchester synagogue attacker? | |
| Separately, demonstrators in London protesting against the Israeli navy halting a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza clashed with police. | |
| Large crowds carrying Palestinian flags and placards could be seen on Whitehall into the evening. | Large crowds carrying Palestinian flags and placards could be seen on Whitehall into the evening. |
| The Metropolitan Police said 40 people had been arrested. Six of those detained were arrested for assaults on police officers. | The Metropolitan Police said 40 people had been arrested. Six of those detained were arrested for assaults on police officers. |
| "It is important to draw a line between what is happening in the Middle East and what is happening at home," Mahmood told BBC Breakfast on Friday. | "It is important to draw a line between what is happening in the Middle East and what is happening at home," Mahmood told BBC Breakfast on Friday. |
| "I would say to people who are planning to go on a protest is to just take a step back for a minute, and imagine if you had lost a loved one to a terror attack in this country," she said. | "I would say to people who are planning to go on a protest is to just take a step back for a minute, and imagine if you had lost a loved one to a terror attack in this country," she said. |
| The Met wrote to the protest group Defend Our Juries, raising concerns about the amount of police resources its planned protest would divert at a time when "visible reassurance and protective security" was needed for communities. | The Met wrote to the protest group Defend Our Juries, raising concerns about the amount of police resources its planned protest would divert at a time when "visible reassurance and protective security" was needed for communities. |
| Met Police Commissioner Mark Rowley said pro-Palestinian protests "within hours" of the synagogue attack "will likely create further tensions and some might say lacks sensitivity". | |
| But the group, which has led demonstrations against the ban on Palestine Action, said it planned to go ahead with the march. | But the group, which has led demonstrations against the ban on Palestine Action, said it planned to go ahead with the march. |
| In a statement, the group urged the force to "prioritise protecting the community, rather than arresting those peacefully holding signs" in support of Palestine Action. | In a statement, the group urged the force to "prioritise protecting the community, rather than arresting those peacefully holding signs" in support of Palestine Action. |
| The government proscribed Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation in July. At various protests since then, hundreds have been arrested for showing support for the group, which has won permission to challenge the ban. | The government proscribed Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation in July. At various protests since then, hundreds have been arrested for showing support for the group, which has won permission to challenge the ban. |
| Sir Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, visited the scene in Manchester on Friday morning | Sir Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, visited the scene in Manchester on Friday morning |
| The home secretary said there were "strong" powers to protect the freedom to protest, but that they could be overridden on the advice of the police. | The home secretary said there were "strong" powers to protect the freedom to protest, but that they could be overridden on the advice of the police. |
| "I can take my lead from the police, if they were to tell me there was an inability to respond and to police the protests, then there are powers that are available," she explained. | "I can take my lead from the police, if they were to tell me there was an inability to respond and to police the protests, then there are powers that are available," she explained. |
| The UK's Chief Rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, told the BBC Radio 4's Today programme that many members of the Jewish community wondered why marches in support of Palestine Action had been allowed to take place. | The UK's Chief Rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, told the BBC Radio 4's Today programme that many members of the Jewish community wondered why marches in support of Palestine Action had been allowed to take place. |
| "Some of them contain outright antisemitism, outright support for Hamas. Not every single person, however there is so much of this, which certainly is dangerous to many within our society," Sir Ephraim said. | "Some of them contain outright antisemitism, outright support for Hamas. Not every single person, however there is so much of this, which certainly is dangerous to many within our society," Sir Ephraim said. |
| "What transpired yesterday [Thursday's attack] was an awful blow to us, something which actually we were fearing might happen because of the build up to this action," he explained. | |
| "You cannot separate the words on our streets, the actions of people in this way, and what inevitably results, which was yesterday's terrorist attack." | "You cannot separate the words on our streets, the actions of people in this way, and what inevitably results, which was yesterday's terrorist attack." |
| He also called on the government "yet again", to "get a grip on these demonstrations, they are dangerous". | He also called on the government "yet again", to "get a grip on these demonstrations, they are dangerous". |
| The attack was not only "a very dark time" for Jews in Britain "but for all of our society", he added. | The attack was not only "a very dark time" for Jews in Britain "but for all of our society", he added. |
| Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson appealed for those intending to protest in the city this weekend to "consider whether this is really the right time". | |
| He said his force would not seek to stop peaceful gatherings, but said police would immediately act to curtail any acts of violence or intimidation. | |
| Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine, which is planning a demonstration in the city's Cathedral Gardens on Saturday, said: "Because we recognise the sensitivity of the local situation, there will be a Jewish speaker who understands what both communities are going through," a spokesperson told the BBC. | |
| Zack Polanski told the BBC: "I think it's important in democracy we find space and we find nuance that people can both grieve and people can protest for the people that they are grieving and all of these things can be true at the same time." |