Israel - Hamas War : Former UK PM Johnson condemns 'anti-Semitic rally' in London
On Sunday, the anti-Semitic march in london was denounced by former UK prime minister Boris Johnson. As thousands of people gathered in central london to express their outrage at the Israeli assault in Gaza, a pro-Palestinian march got underway in the UK.
Taking on his social media X, Johnson stated, "Almost 80 years after the end of the Second World war it is shocking to hear nakedly anti-Semitic chants on the streets of london today. There are people who plainly want to ignore the Hamas massacre of october 7. They want to wipe israel off the map. That is what they were chanting for today. They must not and will not succeed. I thank the police for all their efforts to keep people safe - but we must all do more because an ancient hatred is rising again in Europe. It must be stamped out."
Taking on his social media X, Johnson stated, "Almost 80 years after the end of the Second World war it is shocking to hear nakedly anti-Semitic chants on the streets of london today. There are people who plainly want to ignore the Hamas massacre of october 7. They want to wipe israel off the map. That is what they were chanting for today. They must not and will not succeed. I thank the police for all their efforts to keep people safe - but we must all do more because an ancient hatred is rising again in Europe. It must be stamped out."
On Saturday, more than 3,000,000 supporters of palestine marched through the heart of london, and police detained more than 120 individuals in an attempt to prevent far-right counter-demonstrators from ambushing the main demonstration. As he joined the larger demonstration, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak criticised "Hamas sympathisers" for "singing antisemitic chants and brandishing pro-Hamas signs and clothing on today's protest" in addition to denouncing the violence saw at the Cenotaph war monument.