Overview

• The lawyer, in his 40s, was arrested on August 29 outside the Israeli Embassy in Kensington and held for nearly 10 hours before release at about 4:30am.
• Interview footage reported by The Telegraph shows a detective saying officers believed the visible Star of David could offend protesters and was antagonising the situation.
• The Metropolitan Police state the arrest was not for the necklace and allege the man repeatedly breached conditions separating groups and moved from observing to provoking.
• Police say he repeatedly approached the area designated for the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network despite warnings to remain with the pro-Israel group Stop the Hate.
• The man remains on police bail as the investigation continues, and Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar condemned the episode and called for action by UK authorities.