The Met decision to criminalise intifada chant is a blunt attempt to muzzle anti-genocide activism

When the Metropolitan Police declared it would arrest anyone chanting “globalise the intifada” after the Bondi Beach killings in Australia, it did more than just shift the boundaries of public order policing. It blurred the crucial line between violent incitement and political expression, while openly revealing its own partiality. Within days, two people were detained in London for simply shouting “intifada” at a protest. This is not about managing risk; it is a blunt attempt to muzzle anti-genocide activism. Two facts should expose ministers and senior police officers’ inequity. First, Australian investigators have identified the Bondi attack as inspired by the Islamic State group (IS), not a Palestinian-organised act. Yet, in Britain, politicians, Israeli embassy officials, and media voices have […]