The organisers of the pro-Palestine marches that take place in central London have strongly criticised remarks by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley, accusing him of spreading “dangerous misinformation” about the intentions of the marches calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Earlier on Friday, Rowley responded to intense questioning over how his police force is keeping the Jewish community safe after a man stabbed two people in Golders Green, a predominantly Jewish area of London.
Rowley told Good Morning Britain that he was “really troubled” by claims that protest organisers intended to march near synagogues.
“I’m really troubled by what we have seen. Many of these marches set out with an intent to march near synagogues, and every single time we have put conditions on to prevent that,” said Rowley.
“Even that intent causes me concern that they repeatedly ask to do such things.”
