Overview
- Starmer, in a BBC interview on Saturday, urged prosecutions for the chant “globalise the intifada” and said some protests could be stopped in specific cases.
- Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley warned of an unprecedented risk to British Jews and asked the government to fund 300 extra officers to protect the community.
- The UK terror threat level is now severe, meaning an attack is highly likely, following Wednesday’s stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green.
- Suspect Essa Suleiman was charged on Friday with attempted murder and was remanded in custody, with a hearing set for May 15 at the Old Bailey.
- Police on Thursday arrested Green Party candidates Saiqa Ali and Sabine Mairey on suspicion of stirring up racial hatred over alleged antisemitic posts flagged by a watchdog, adding pressure on the party before the May 7 local elections.