Over the weekend, multiple incidents of anti-Semitism and violence were reported during pro-Palestinian demonstrations in London and Melbourne. In London's Hyde Park on Saturday, British-Iranian activist Niyak Ghorbani was arrested after being attacked for holding a sign labeling Hamas as terrorists. The Metropolitan Police were criticized for their handling of the situation, with accusations of failing to protect those targeted by the protesters. Similarly, in Melbourne, reports emerged of Jewish individuals being assaulted by protesters and the police detaining the victims instead of the aggressors. Additionally, police in Scotland advised a Jewish man to hide his Star of David, and in Sydney, a mob burned Israeli flags while police stood idly by. The events have sparked a broader conversation about the rise of anti-Semitism under the guise of anti-Zionism, with critics accusing the police in both cities of inadequate responses to the hate crimes.
Amy Winehouse’s Star of David is covered up. Jewish kids are hiding their school badges. Jewish students are removing their kippahs. The “anti-Zionists” have made it risky to be a Jew in 21st-century Britain. It is truly horrendous, says Brendan O’Neill https://t.co/ArFSPHEqka
Jews in Melbourne trying to get to an event to listen to other Jewish speakers talk about the war. Anti-Israel protesters block their way and beat them up. The Australian police then detain the Jews Via @AnnoymousGiraf 🇦🇺🇮🇱 https://t.co/BzXIWQ8glx
From London to New York, radical activists are behaving like the woke wing of Hamas, says Brendan O’Neill https://t.co/XFdaVsR5xA
🚨#BREAKING: Independent reporter @therealrukshan assaulted TWICE by Jamal Hakim’s Jew-hating protesters in Melbourne tonight with one threatening “Avi is going to get it one day” Police refused to arrest either attacker out of “fear for their own safety” Melbourne had fallen… https://t.co/vZw1Jvu4pI
Anti-Semitism is surging in Australia but our politically correct elites are refusing to confront it. The same organisations that bend the knee to BLM and LGBT activists have nothing to say about this racist scourge. What a disgrace, says Nick Cater https://t.co/Zu98YdKxLP
At the “pro-Palestine” march on Saturday, protesters openly called for the destruction of Israel. Let’s be clear: these people are the footsoldiers of Hamas and its Jew hatred, says Brendan O’Neill https://t.co/XFdaVsR5xA
Australia is in denial about anti-Semitism. When a mob in Sydney burned Israeli flags and chanted ‘Gas the Jews’, police stood idly by. Now the police are trying to pretend nothing untoward had happened. Jews are being gaslit, says Nick Cater https://t.co/Zu98YdKxLP
Pro-Hamas demonstrators don’t want a two-state solution or peace, they want an entirely judenrein Middle East, and frankly, world. https://t.co/NvAvnJHtST
Activist Niyak Ghorbani recounts how he was arrested after being attacked for holding a sign at a Palestine demonstration calling Hamas 'terrorists'. "Protesters try to kill you! The police never tried to save you, they just want to remove you!" @iromg https://t.co/pDwfoK2DVB
On Saturday police in London arrested an Iranian dissident for referring to Hamas as terrorists. Cops in Scotland advised a Jewish man to hide his Star of David to avoid upsetting anti-Israel protesters. The police have lost the plot, says Brendan O’Neill https://t.co/XFdaVsR5xA
Saturday’s hate march in London was the worst yet. People chanted for the Houthis. Some called for the destruction of the Jewish State. Others spat on an Iranian dissident for calling Hamas terrorists. It was an orgy of anti-Semitism, says Brendan O’Neill https://t.co/XFdaVsR5xA
🇬🇧🇮🇱 A Zionist Tries Attacking Protesters At A Pro-Palestinian Demonstration in London A woman tried attacking a group of Palestinian protesters who were calling for Google and Amazon's 'Project Nimbus' to come to an end. Yikes. https://t.co/MEMmsfOYd9
British-Iranian @GhorbaniiNiyak stood up to the Palestinian mob on Saturday in Hyde Park. His banner posed the question "is Hamas a terrorist organisation?" The marchers abused, assaulted & threw objects at him. The @metpoliceuk dealt with hm rather than dealing with the thugs. https://t.co/jjSELnILuz