Sadiq Khan urges Londoners to stop ‘globalise the intifada’ chants

On December 17 – just days after the deadly mass-shooting at a Chanukah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia – police leaders in London and Manchester announced that anyone using the phrase “globalise the intifada” would face police action.In a joint statement, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, and the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, Sir Stephen Watson, acknowledged that the Jewish community was “worried and scared,” and that increased anti-Jewish crime had impacted Jewish life.

“No community should have to live like this. That must change,” they said.

That same evening, two protesters who allegedly called for an “intifada” were arrested at a pro-Palestine rally in London – along with a third protester who allegedly attempted to obstruct their arrests.

Ending his statement, Khan – who drew sharp criticism from Jewish groups after publicly describing the war in Gaza as a “genocide” – told viewers: “There are other ways to make your views heard loudly and clearly about what’s happening in Gaza and the West Bank.”