British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the government could move to ban some pro-Palestinian marches in certain circumstances citing the cumulative effect the demonstrations have had on the Jewish community in Britain. The comments came days after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green in north London and as Britain raised its national terrorism threat level to severe.
According to Reuters, Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the BBC that he would always defend freedom of expression and peaceful protest but said chants such as "Globalise the Intifada" were completely off limits and that those using them should face prosecution. When asked directly whether protests should face tougher action on specific chants and banners or whether they should be stopped altogether Starmer said he supported the first and that there were instances where he would support the latter as well. He said it was time to look across the board at protests and the cumulative effect they were having.
