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UK Leaders Urge Tougher Policing of Antisemitic Chants After Bondi Beach Attack

Downing Street says police will use existing powers more robustly to curb hate speech at demonstrations.

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.