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Met Police apologises for 'openly Jewish' comment
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68856360
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The Met Police has apologised after an officer said an antisemitism charity leader looked “openly Jewish” as he was threatened with arrest for being near a pro-Palestine march.
The original statement talked about a “new trend of those opposed to the main protests appearing alongside the route to express their views”, and “knowing their presence is provocative”.
Mr Falter, who is chief executive of Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA), said he had been walking in the capital after attending synagogue and was not there to counter-protest.
Another officer said: “You will be escorted out of this area so you can go about your business, go where you want freely or, if you choose to remain here, because you are causing a breach of peace with all these other people, you will be arrested.”
In the statement of apology that was issued first, Met Police Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said: "The video posted by the Campaign Against Antisemitism will further dent the confidence of many Jewish Londoners, which is the opposite of what any of us want.
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestine protesters gathered in London last Saturday to call for a ceasefire and to urge the UK government to stop all arms sales to Israel.
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