Protests could be stopped in certain cases, the PM says. “The PM said he would always defend the right to protest but he was concerned about the “cumulative” effect of repeated marches on the Jewish community.It comes after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, on Wednesday.Essa Suleiman, 45, appeared in court on Friday charged with attempted murder over the attack.The attack, which has been declared a terror incident by police, is the latest in a string of violent incidents targeting Jewish people.The government commissioned a review of public order and hate crime legislation last year, after two Jewish people were killed in an attack outside a synagogue in Manchester.It was expected to report back in February but is yet to be published.Earlier this week, Jonathan Hall, the government’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, called for a “moratorium” on pro-Palestinian marches.He said it was “clearly impossible at the moment” for the protests “not to incubate within them some sort of antisemitic or demonising language”.Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis has also called for a temporary ban on the marches after the Golders Green attack.He told the BBC the protests had contributed towards a “tone of Jew hatred within our country”.Pro-Palestinian marches have been hijacked, says minister’Globalise the intifada’ chant is racist, says StarmerAsked about the call for a moratorium, Sir Keir said: “I think it’s time to look across the board at protests and the cumulative effect. The pro-Palestinian marches have been hijacked, says minister. “I accept that. That’s why we plan to deal with the cumulative effects. “Asked if some protests should be stopped, the PM replied: “We Sir Keir responded to concerns that protests could be linked to attacks against Jews by saying “He added: “I don’t say, of course, there aren’t We all have deep concerns. We all have deep concerns about it. The Stop the War Coalition, a campaign group that has helped organise several previous marche Max Wilkinson, the party’s spokesperson for home affairs, said that no march should “Police should be in force, properly trained and equipped so that they can identify crimes quickly We fully support the police in taking strong measures to keep British Jews secure. Zia Yusuf, Reform UK’s spokesperson for home affairs, said that Sir “Under Tory or Labour governments, these marches were not policed properly. A Sir Keir said that chants like “globalise” (an Arabic He said. “Why am i on a march with this chant? The term intifada was popularized during the Palestinian uprising in 1987 Protesters heckled the PM during his visit to Golders Green, chanting, Sir Keir said, “It is not fair to say that we haven’ He cited the enhanced police security that has been in place in Golders Green for “some Sign up for the Politics Essentials newsletter to stay up-to-date with the inner
