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Pro-Palestine marches

EXCLUSIVE: Israel-Hamas war protests have cost UK police at least £27m in the past year alone

The Metropolitan Police footed a bill of £24.9 million between April 2024 and April 2025

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A group of pro-Palestine protesters demonstrate outside the Foreign Office on May 21, 2025 in London. (Getty Images)

Supporter of Palestine Action demonstrates outside the High Court on July 4, 2025 before the ban came into effect. (Image: Getty)

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Twenty-nine people arrested for showing support for Palestine Action hours after the group’s proscription came into effect

By Daniel Ben-David

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Kneecap

Police confirm ‘no further action’ over Kneecap’s ‘kill your MP’ comments

By Jacob Jaffa

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Palestine Action

Police chief voices shock over protest backing ‘extremist criminal’ Palestine Action

By Jane Prinsley

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A man arrested for holding an anti-Nasrallah placard was questioned by police, who asked if he minded offending pro-Hezbollah protesters

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'Prejudiced policing’: Jewish man charged over placard mocking late Hezbollah leader

By Jane Prinsley

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Swiss Cottage

Met restricts anti-Israel Shabbat protest in north London

By Jane Prinsley

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Police forensic officers search a house on May 04, 2025 in Rochdale, England (Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)

IRGC

Calls to ban IRGC amid community alarm following major counter-terror operation

By Jane Prinsley

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Seven Iranian nationals arrested in UK counter-terror raids

Arrests took place in Rochdale, Manchester, London, Swindon and Stockport

By Daniel Ben-David

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May 4, 2025 12:19

An armed police officer in London, September 25, 2023 (Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Swiss cottage protestors remove hostage ribbons claiming they ‘represent Jewish supremacy’

One demonstrator accused the Board of Deputies, which organised a counter protest, of being an ‘Islamophobic Israeli-based asset in the UK’

By Daniel Ben-David

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May 4, 2025 11:47

Pro-Palestine activists remove yellow hostage ribbons in Swiss Cottage (Image: Elliott Franks)

Outrage as police allow banned Gaza protest to return to Jewish area of north London

The ‘intimidating’ anti-Israel demonstration in Swiss Cottage is due to return this afternoon as a police order expires

By Imogen Garfinkel

3 min read

May 2, 2025 10:45

A poster at one of the previous protests states: "You're not anti-racist if you're not anti-Zionist"

Counter Terror Police investigating anti-Israel band Kneecap over ‘up Hamas’ video

Clips circulated on social media showing members of the group apparently praising terror organisations and telling an audience ‘kill your local MP’

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

May 1, 2025 09:53

Anti-Israel band Kneecap is under investigation by Counter Terror Police over clips of its members saying 'up Hamas, up Hezbollah' and 'kill your local MP' (Image: Getty)

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Why were police protecting a hate march and not Jews?

In Southend protesters were allowed to intimidate a small community of worshippers during Passover

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April 23, 2025 10:59

Police speak to a counter protester during the Gaza march through Westcliff (Image: Alamy)

Two men arrested in London over alleged Hezbollah links and ‘terror preparation’

The pair are accused of being members of the proscribed group, with one also alleged to have facilitated its financing

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

April 3, 2025 11:11

The Met Police has announced it arrested two men in London over alleged links to Hezbollah yesterday (Image: Getty)

Police arrest Hasmonean teens after ‘baying mob’ triggers Purim street chaos

But Met and CST accused of being ‘heavy-handed’ as rowdy youngsters held in cell on Thursday night

By Jane Prinsley

6 min read

March 20, 2025 12:57

Five teenagers aged 14 to 18 were arrested in Golders Green last Thursday during Purim festivities which one local described as a 'baying mob'

‘Shocking failure’: Government’s former extremism adviser blasts decision to not charge imam who called for destruction of Jewish homes

In an exclusive interview, Lord Walney said the Metropolitan Police and Crown Prosecution Service ‘face huge questions over this fiasco’

By Imogen Garfinkel

5 min read

March 14, 2025 14:35

The Metropolitan Police said no further action would be taken in regards to the east London imam who called on Allah to 'ruin' the houses of Jews. (Getty)

Crown actor set to be questioned by police after attending Gaza rally

The Met has asked Khalid Abdalla to attend a ‘formal interview’ after he addressed crowd at the event, which saw dozens arrested

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

March 4, 2025 16:19

Khalid Abdalla addressed that 'National March for Palestine' November 30 2024. The actor is being questioned by police over a January protest (Photo: YouTube)

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Metropolitan Police

EXCLUSIVE: Israel-Hamas war protests have cost UK police at least £27m in the past year alone

Twenty-nine people arrested for showing support for Palestine Action hours after the group’s proscription came into effect

Police confirm ‘no further action’ over Kneecap’s ‘kill your MP’ comments

Police chief voices shock over protest backing ‘extremist criminal’ Palestine Action

'Prejudiced policing’: Jewish man charged over placard mocking late Hezbollah leader

Met restricts anti-Israel Shabbat protest in north London

Calls to ban IRGC amid community alarm following major counter-terror operation

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