A pro-Israel campaigner was left stunned when a police officer explained that saying 'Jews are baby killers' was 'in the same vein' as holding a placard stating 'Hamas are rapists'.
The visibly shocked man was provided with that answer during a vigil in Brighton, East Sussex, which was held on Saturday to remember victims of the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel, as well as the 55 hostages that remain in Gaza.
Campaign group Sussex Friends of Israel, which has shared footage of the incident on social media, tonight accused Sussex Police of 'downplaying' anti-Semitism after the officer 'disagreed' that the evocative words amounted to racial incitement.
The incident was sparked after a group of youths allegedly heckled vigil participants by saying 'Jews are baby killers'.
As seen on the footage, one of the pro-Israel supporters approached a police officer to complain.
