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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kevin Rawlinson

Some pro-Palestinian protests could be banned amid attacks on British Jews

Thousands of people, many carrying Palestinian flags, march over Westminster Bridge.
A march calling for peace in Gaza in London, UK, in 2025. Starmer said there were instances in which he would support stopping some protests altogether. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Some pro-Palestinian demonstrations could be stopped, the prime minister has warned, as the UK’s most senior police officer said the threat to the Jewish ­community was greater than it had ever been.

Keir Starmer indicated he wanted the language expressed on some protest marches to be subjected to “tougher action” as he sought to allay the fears of British Jews after a series of attacks on their communities in recent weeks.

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