Stop incitement to violence against Jews police urged after protest outside Israeli restaurant

At least one arrest was made, for the alleged use of the term “intifada”.

Dozens of officers can be seen in the video standing by and watching the protest, whose organisers had said they want “Zionist institutions… kicked out of our neighbourhoods”.

The day after the protest, Badenoch posted on X: “Last night we saw the police stand by as protestors called for ‘armed resistance…by any means’ outside an Israeli restaurant in Notting Hill.

"Yet another example of harassment and incitement to violence against Jews and law abiding people on our streets."

Citing the controversy around the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Villa Park last year, she added: “In Birmingham, we saw the West Midlands police capitulate to an Islamist mob, then try to cover it up. The Home Secretary has done nothing about this. The Chief Constable is still in post.

"Hatred thrives when authority shows weakness. The Home Secretary promised more powers for the police to crack down on these repeated protests. It’s time for her to get on with it.

"We must do more (and quickly) to combat the rise of antisemitism, incitement to violence, and public support of terrorism on our streets."

Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore said he was “shocked to see this disgraceful scene outside a Jewish restaurant”.

Calling for urgent action, he said: “This intimidation by a gang of bigots is frightening ordinary people, abusing the law, wasting police time, trying to ruin a small business and using the privileges of British freedom of speech to protect a mob of bullying brownshirts. It must be banned now.”

The demonstration was organised by the International Jewish anti-Zionist Network (IJAN). The Met police had allowed the protest to go ahead, but with conditions in place.

Campaigning group Stop The Hate told the JC: “We are deeply concerned that the police permitted IJAN’s protest outside the restaurant to proceed.

Adding that “the willingness of the authorities to facilitate demonstrations that single out a business on the basis of its Jewish identity” is “troubling”, the group said: “We call for robust conditions to be imposed to prevent further intimidation and to remove IJAN from the area in order to protect the restaurant and its patrons.”

Miznon was founded by Israeli celebrity chef Eyal Shani.

In a post on X yesterday, IJAN described the protest as a “picket against the Zionist entity”

"The picket was heavily targeted by the institutionally racist Met Police, who aggressively arrested an antizionist Jewish activist for alleged chants of 'intifada'.

"Authoritarian tactics and rampant state violence in Britain continue to escalate, particularly through the criminalisation of support for resistance to genocide and occupation. This is clearly epitomised by the racist ban on the Arabic term 'intifada'."

A Met spokesperon said: “Officers were present as part of a policing plan to ensure people can exercise their right to protest peacefully, while ensuring that those in the wider community can go about their lives without serious disruption.

“A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of chants that constituted acts intended to stir up religious hatred and the protest disbanded shortly after the arrest was made. The arrested individual has since been bailed.”

Miznon has been contacted for comment.