Gideon Falter, chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, was wearing a kippah skull cap when he was stopped from crossing the road near a pro-Palestinian demonstration in London
Gideon Falter speaking to a Metropolitan Police during a pro-Palestine march in London when he was stopped from crossing the road near the demonstration and told by police that he was “quite openly Jewish” and causing a “breach of peace
The video clip showed one police officer saying to him: “You are quite openly Jewish, this is a pro-Palestinian march, I’m not accusing you of anything but I’m worried about the reaction to your presence.” It said: “The use of the term ‘openly Jewish’ by one of our officers is hugely regrettable. We know it will have caused offence to many. We reiterate our apology.“We have reflected on the strength of the response to our previous statement. In an effort to make a point about the policing of protest we caused further offence. This was never our intention. We have removed that statement and we apologise.“Our commitment to protecting the public extends to all communities across London.
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