Élodie Goulesque (correspondent in London) / Photo credits: MICHEL STOUPAK / NURPHOTO / NURPHOTO VIA AFP
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8:22 a.m., November 26, 2023
While 17 hostages, including 13 Israelis, were released on Saturday evening, London is preparing for a march against anti-Semitism this Sunday. A gathering which takes place the day after a pro-Palestinian demonstration which brought together tens of thousands of people in the British capital.
After Paris, London. This Sunday, a march against anti-Semitism will take place in the British capital, two weeks after those which took place throughout France. An event which takes place in the context of the war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist movement and which places the police on alert as tens of thousands of people participated this Saturday in a pro-democracy demonstration. -Palestinian.
Thus, the police set up a system made up of 1,500 officers on the ground this weekend. And warns that law enforcement will not hesitate to carry out “robust interventions” in the face of possible acts of crime. The police still want to be reassuring and assure that people of the Jewish faith can travel to London in complete safety this Sunday.
Anti-Semitic acts quadruple since October 7
The day after this pro-Palestinian demonstration, between 40,000 and 50,000 people are expected in the afternoon, in support of the Jewish community. In the United Kingdom, anti-Semitic acts have quadrupled since the bloody Hamas attack on Israeli territory on October 7.
The Minister of Finance even announced this week that he would release 8 million euros for associations fighting against anti-Semitism. A Jewish community very impacted, across the Channel, by the conflict in the Middle East. Note, however, that Islamophobic acts have also seen their number increase in recent weeks.