The revelation that it has cost the Metropolitan police over £32.3 million to police the anti Gaza war marches since the pogrom in Israel on October 7th is staggering. This is only for the marches in London; we know that they have occurred across the UK, and that each has required most of that city’s police force to keep order. And of course the costs given do not include the costs of cleaning the streets afterwards, or of trying to scrub off graffiti which has been scrawled on war memorials and buildings.
Yes, I’m sure the majority of protesters are not antisemitic, but the point is, the march does intimidate Jews and others. It has been allowed to happen many times in the last few months. They have had their freedom of speech.
A. The vast majority of protesters and certainly the organisers are not pro Hamas
B. Which protests (a fundamental democratic right) should be charged? That's a can of worms if ever I saw one.
Yes, I’m sure the majority of protesters are not antisemitic, but the point is, the march does intimidate Jews and others. It has been allowed to happen many times in the last few months. They have had their freedom of speech.