Overview
- Keir Starmer’s spokesperson said officers are expected to apply existing public order powers more forcefully and the home secretary is reviewing the cumulative impact of repeated marches.
- Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis urged a crackdown on chants such as “from the river to the sea” and “globalise the intifada,” saying such rhetoric must be treated as unlawful.
- Dave Rich of the Community Security Trust warned that unchecked violent slogans at protests can translate into real-world attacks.
- Justice minister Alex Davies-Jones called on protesters to refrain from intimidating chants and signalled possible new offences to restrict demonstrations outside places of worship.
- Australian authorities said the Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting killed 15 and injured 27, identified a father and son as the attackers, and declared the incident a terrorist act.