Posted on 11/10/2023 2:24:54 PM PST by RandFan
The Metropolitan Police is preparing for an unprecedented security operation ahead of a pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday.
The force expects the march - which coincides with Armistice Day - to be the largest yet, and has warned there is a risk of clashes.
Pro-Palestinian protesters gathering near the Cenotaph can be arrested under sweeping measures announced by the Met.
Rishi Sunak has repeated his view the timing of the march is "disrespectful".
He urged protesters to be "mindful of the fear and distress in Jewish and Muslim communities" when they gather on Saturday, and said he had been given assurances police had taken all steps to ensure Remembrance services would be "safeguarded".
The Met has said it will deploy 1,850 public order officers on duty on Saturday, and another 1,375 on Sunday, as part of a "huge" security operation in order to reassure local communities.
It expects Saturday's demonstration to be the largest since weekly pro-Palestinian marches began in early October, and warned the situation in the capital could be "challenging" and "tense".
An exclusion zone will be in place around the Cenotaph and a large swathe of Whitehall, which the Met says will "in effect" ban pro-Palestinian protesters from these locations and goes further than the security measures usually deployed around the key Remembrance site.
A dedicated 24-hour police presence is already in place around the Cenotaph, which will remain until after Sunday's ceremony.
The Met expects a larger number of counter-protesters - including members from far-right groups and football hooligans - to be in London compared to previous weekends, and there are concerns about the potential for clashes.
Unlike pro-Palestinian protesters, they will be allowed into Whitehall, with the plan centred on keeping the two groups apart.
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All hell breaking loose where? All over the world?
I think so.
muslim plague
wipe them out before it’s too late
no such thing as palestine
the devil knows
I'd have expected a much more passionate hand-wringing than that. Pretty vapid, I think.
I was there last year at the Cenotaph for the respectful, beautiful Nov. 11 remembrance. And I was there a couple weeks ago and saw the disgusting 100,000 antisemite March. I can’t imagine two events more opposite. I hope the police can keep those evil Pro-Hamas people far far away from Whitehall.
I hope there will be a huge “football hooligan” contingent.
Yeah, pro-palestinian pro-terrorist protestors being disrespectful?! Perish the thought.
“Controversial.”
gouge and suck their eyeballs out, boys
Rishi Sunak has repeated his view the timing of the march is “disrespectful”. He urged protesters to be “mindful of the fear and distress in Jewish and Muslim communities” when....”
This guy is actually this stupid. This will only make those evil scum want to protest more.
British soccer fans in and of themselves, can be an irascible bunch. Not sure if heads will roll, but they certainly will get cracked.
grab the popcorn
Release the kraken football hooligans!
I wondered about the number of Jewish people in England and especially London. Not up to date but JPR,Institute For Jewish Policy Research has some figures.
Lower number of Christians now. Also fewer Jews.
The total number of people self-identifying as Jews in England and Wales in 2021 was 271,327. This compares with 265,073 in 2011.
Jews comprise 0.46% of the population of England and Wales.
Mayor of London is Sadiq Khan since 2016, with 57% of the vote. First Muslim mayor of London.
Greater London accounts for 53.6% of the total Jewish population of England and Wales, with 145,466 Jews living in the capital. This excludes areas contiguous to London such as South Hertfordshire and Essex;
Several parts of Britain have seen their Jewish populations decline since 2001, notably: Redbridge (-57%), Harrow (-44%) and Brent (-42%);
While still the largest religious group, in 2021, the Christian population fell below 50% of the total for the first time and is now comprises 46%.
Greater London 1,318,754
West Midlands 569,963
It should happen, but it's not except for Poland and Hungary.
Will the london mayor take part in the rioting
It isn't about any fear and distress in those communities. It's a blaring message that those 880,000 men who died in the Great War, well, it isn't their country anymore.
Might be a good idea the have security around the Churchill Statue.
I imagine they will all be guarded
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