Overview
- Following Wednesday’s stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green, suspect Essa Suleiman, 45, was charged Friday with attempted murder and the victims were later discharged from hospital.
- The incident was designated a terrorist act and the national threat level rose to severe on Thursday, which security agencies define as meaning an attack is highly likely.
- Keir Starmer said Saturday that police should take tougher action against chants such as “globalise the intifada” and that there are instances where pro‑Palestine marches could be stopped.
- Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley warned British Jews face their greatest threat and asked for funding to recruit 300 extra officers while reviewing powers for upcoming London protests.
- Political and civil‑liberties figures pushed back, with Lord Mann calling it unconscionable to outlaw peaceful protests and Green leader Zack Polanski reigniting criticism Sunday by questioning the force used in the arrest.