British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in an interview broadcast Saturday that certain pro-Palestinian marches could face restrictions or bans, particularly if they call for “the intifada to spread.”
Labor leader Starmer is under pressure to act after a spate of antisemitic incidents, including this week, when two men were stabbed in the north London suburb of Golders Green, which is home to a large Jewish community.
A 45-year-old British national who was born in Somalia was remanded in custody when he made his first appearance in court on Friday accused of attempted murder.
Starmer visited the scene of the attacks and a Jewish volunteer ambulance service on Thursday and was booed by some locals, who accused him of not doing enough to protect them.
They also denounced pro-Palestinian activists holding marches in British cities, which began after Israel launched a genocidal offensive on the Gaza Strip in retaliation to an Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on southern Israel.
