Policeman shut down anti-hate marcher who said ‘thank you IDF’

A person shouting “thank you IDF” during the March Against Antisemitism in central London today was reportedly told to stop by a police officer.

According to a fellow protester who saw the confrontation, the marcher, whose friend had been murdered during the October 7 attacks, was expressing gratitude towards the Israeli military for protecting Israeli friends and relatives.

Speaking to the JC, the witness said: “Maybe a passer-by had been upset by the comment and reported it to one of the policemen. So the officer told the person to not shout ‘IDF.

"He didn’t say, don’t shout it in people’s face, don’t shout it at passers-by, which makes sense. He said, ‘don’t shout IDF’. Because IDF is apparently an inflammatory term. I think the policeman handled it badly. How could ‘RAF’ inflammatory?”