A recent statement by the Metropolitan Police echoes that of the American university presidents testifying before a Congressional committee, who claimed that calling for the genocide of Jews did not necessarily violate their campus codes of conduct, and whether such a call should be banned “would depend on the context.””London police: ‘From river to sea’ chant in public protest not criminal,” by Michael Starr, Jerusalem Post, February 23, 2024:
Chants proclaiming that “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” at public protests is [sic] not a criminal offense, the London Metropolitan Police said on Thursday night in response to the projecting of the phrase on the Big Ben clock tower.
“This is a chant that has been frequently heard at pro-Palestinian demonstrations for many years, and we are very aware of the strength of feeling in relation to it,” the police said on social media.
“While there are scenarios where chanting or using these words could be unlawful depending on the specific location or context, its use in a wider public protest setting, such as last night, is not a criminal offense.”
The London police claim that the chant “From the river to the sea/Palestine shall be free” is not necessarily a criminal offense; it depends, the police claim, on the “context” in which it is used. No, that is not true. That chant means only one thing: the Jewish state must disappear entirely, to be replaced by a twenty-third Arab state of “Palestine.” All the Jews now living “from the river to the sea” will either be expelled or killed. This is clearly unlawful, as a call to genocide, but the Metropolitan Police, afraid of angering the pro-Palestinian mobs that have been out in force, have decided to mischaracterize the chant so as not to be faced with the task of rounding up a great many chanting demonstrators.
The police had responded on X to Conservative commentator Chris Rose, who had objected to the projection of the phrase on Big Ben during a Wednesday pro-Palestinian protest during a controversial parliamentary vote on a motion calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Rose said that the police allowing this summed up “the pathetic state of the UK.”
A genocide chant about Jewish people was projected onto Big Ben last night whilst we heard of reports of Labour MPs feeling intimidated and threatened by pro-Palestine mobs,” wrote Rose.
The House of Commons vote had descended into chaos on Wednesday when House Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, according to him, in consideration of security issues, prioritized a Labour Party amendment over the original and more charged Scottish National Party motion.
The parliamentary vote was on an amendment proposed by the Labour Party to a motion from the Scottish National Party (SNP) for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza. The Labour amendment was less hostile to Israel, stating that Hamas needed to return hostages during a humanitarian ceasefire, and that “Israel cannot be expected to cease fighting if Hamas continues with violence and that Israelis have the right to the assurance that the horror of 7 October 2023 cannot happen again.”
Conservative MP Andrew Percy said in a parliamentary session on Thursday that if the vote were revisited, MPs would not “vote with their hearts because they are frightened and they are scared.”
The pro-Palestinian mobs that are increasingly violent in London have managed to frighten MPs from voting their consciences. As Conservative MP Andrew Percy charged, if that motion as amended were to be voted on again, it would likely fail, because so many MPS are worried for their own safety and that of their families.
Here is what the pro-Palestinian mobs in London have managed to do. They have intimidated the Metropolitan Police, that has refused to accept that the chant “from the river to the sea/Palestine shall be free,” as currently chanted on the streets of London, is a call, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has clearly said, for the destruction of the Jewish state and the expulsion, or killing, of its Jewish population. The police do not want to assume the burden of stopping such chants by arresting those thousands who make them, so they have simply decided to claim that in their current “context,” such chants are not unlawful. This is one example of how European countries submit to the Muslims in their midst. The intimidation by mob violence is working.
And the same pusillanimity has spread to the House of Commons, where the Speaker of the House, Andrew Hoyle, admits that the MPs are frightened of voting their conscience, and if the motion, just passed, that recognized Israel’s need to defend itself after the atrocities of October 7, were to come up again, it would likely fail.
Both on the streets of London, and in the Parliament, intimidation by violent pro-Palestinian mobs is working.
Ian Senior says
Islamists calling for the genocide of Jews is not a criminal offence??? Muslims praying on the public highway is not a criminal offence???
Christian Open Air Preachers are arrested and criminalised for spreading the good news of JESUS.
END THE THE PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS AND REMOVE ISLAM FROM OUR CHRISTIAN LANDS. WE NEED A MONARCH WHO IS A DEFENDER OF THE FAITH.
Pray Hard says
Hate to say it, but much of this is due to silly, leftist Christians who believe that tolerance of islam is something good.
tharmon says
tolerance of izlam is tolerance of satan
Spiro says
Exactly
The woke weak
so called Christians have invitted their own destruction
Jayell1 says
Tolerance of islam is ignorance of islam. People who believe that islam even counts as a ‘religion’, let alone a ‘good’ religion, are simply falling for all the ‘righteous’ hype that the Great Prophet’s chums plagiarised from Judaism, Christianity and Zoroastrianism in order validate a bogus ‘prophet’ status for their unhinged criminal leader (whichever one that was and assuming that the nut job concerned even existed) and all the exaggerated wailing and ‘devout’ backside-in-the-air theatrical stunts that are supposed impress all the idiots in creation especially when they’re specially laid on as illegal ‘street entertainment’.
maria says
quite right. That disgusting “song” is like nazi “songs”
Any muslim who “pray” on the street must be immediately deported .
Yes we want a King who is defender of the faith not a man from India
SC says
Running them over is a much better option than deportation.
Edel says
What has happened to the police. They used to be impartial???
The country is a mess. Christians have to unite and pray for this country ‘s future and for Israel.
Wellington says
Imagine in London calling for the genocide of Muslims–or gay men—or trans people—or…or…or….
Huge double standard on display again, this time in London but it is endemic throughout much of the West, which civilization, easily the greatest in history even with its faults, is presently being destroyed. And all this pernicious nonsense and hypocrisy is “courtesy” of two factors, i.e., Leftism and cowardice by wishy-washy non-Leftists.
Mike says
That’s true. However, if a large group of fanatical Muslims marched in the streets of London and called for the genocide of LGBTQ people or even Hindus or Christians, then they would probably get away with it, because they could claim that their interpretation of Islam gives them the right to say that, plus many of the cops would probably pudding their pants (rightly so) at the prospect of having to arrest and charge such a crowd of barbaric, vicious rabble for hate crimes.
Pray Hard says
There are no police in the UK, only Stasi and Brown Shirts.
FYI says
“From the rivers to the Sea throw the {Bobbies}Cops into the pee”
Would it be ok to say that?I mean, it’s not “islamophobic”or racist or something..I certainly don’t think anyone should do that..But would the British Police consider that a Criminal offense?A hate crime?
I personally hate crime and sometimes i hate speech.Is saying that hate speech?
WWSHS What Would Sherlock Holmes Say?
James Lincoln says
If London police had determined that ‘From river to sea’ chant in public protest WAS criminal, it would mean that they would have to do something about it.
Can’t have that.
Mike says
How about if some protesters chanted, “From the land, to the sky/ Jihadi terrorists have to die!” Would that chant be criminalized because it offends many Muslims who are Islamists, or because it offends non-Muslim Leftists who support Hamas and other such groups?
James Lincoln says
Good question, Mike.
carpediadem says
The cowards of UK Parliament, in collusion with Islam for so many years, dismissing attacks against Jews, are now frightened for their own skins when the apparently harmless Hamas supporters threaten THEM.
THEY get security at the expense of the taxpayer and still refuse to do anything about these mobs.
During the lockdown protests, police and pollies were very active and still arrest anyone complaining about pali flags flying and those who “misgender” men pretending to be woken.
This is STILL about oil and Islamic allegiance. Nothing has changed.
Via @OliLondonTV
3 unnamed British Female MP’s have been given BODYGUARDS due to “heightened risk of attacks.”
Just days ago, numerous British MP’s expressed their fear of voting against a Gaza Ceasefire as a mob of mostly Muslim protesters swarmed the Houses of Parliament.
The protesters projected the Hamas slogan “From the River to the sea” onto the Big Ben clock as the vote was set to take place before it was aborted.
Thousands of security cameras are also set to be installed to protect Members of Parliament near their homes.
All MP’s have also been issued with security guards when they do public meetings with their constituents.
Source: LBC
carpediadem says
The abject cowards of UK Parliament, in collusion with Islam for so many years, dismissing attacks against Jews, are now frightened for their own skins when the apparently harmless Hamas supporters threaten THEM.
THEY get security at the expense of the taxpayer and still refuse to do anything about these mobs, despite their powers.
During the lockdown protests, police and pollies were very active and still arrest anyone complaining about pali flags flying and those who “misgender” men pretending to be woken.
This is STILL about oil and Islamic allegiance. Nothing has changed.
Via @OliLondonTV
3 unnamed British Female MP’s have been given BODYGUARDS due to “heightened risk of attacks.”
Just days ago, numerous British MP’s expressed their fear of voting against a Gaza Ceasefire as a mob of mostly Muslim protesters swarmed the Houses of Parliament.
The protesters projected the Hamas slogan “From the River to the sea” onto the Big Ben clock as the vote was set to take place before it was aborted.
Thousands of security cameras are also set to be installed to protect Members of Parliament near their homes.
All MP’s have also been issued with security guards when they do public meetings with their constituents.
Source: LBC
libertyORdeath says
I think most of us agree that it SHOULDN’T be criminalized.
But seriously, where’s the “equal treatment” we’re supposed to be entitled to?
If “This is England” or “go back to where you came from” is criminal hate-speech, then how can all the Jew-hatred not be just as illegal?
How about “kill the infidels” or “strike their necks”? Or maybe “shoot the Boer” or “kill the farmers”?
Jayell1 says
‘London Police: ‘From the River to the Sea’ Chant is Not a Criminal Offense’
Slight amendment here. That should actually read ‘London Mayor tells the London Police: ‘From the River to the Sea’ Chant is Not a Criminal Offense’. The Met Police might appear to be terminally stupid these days, but they do actually know very well that the chant in question is just about as offensively criminal as it gets. The problem here is that they’re currently answerable to the self-sanctified offensive criminal currently in charge at City Hall, so they’re effectively paid to trot out this offensive garbage.
OLD GUY says
I think the chant should be loud and clear, “From the Sea to the River Israel”. Palestine had its chance to exist as a neighbor to Israel but continued to attack and murder Israeli citizens, they are now paying the price for their BAD actions.
terry says
There are three principalities, ruling as powers, empowered in forces, that control our world; all three are but Crime Syndicates, hiding behind elitism, cronyism, politics, religion, and purposed falsehoods. These powers are shady at best, and openly crooked at worst- but all very earnestly and seriously deadly. They are the Globalist Western Elites owning and controlling those who rule in the West; the Marxist tyrannical bullies and thugs operating the nations under Communism and Islam in the rest. These Crime Syndicates, pretending to war upon one another, are in a feudal cabal to rule and own the world. The destruction of billions of people they have been given sanctions to throw under their bayonets, comes from purposed falsehoods using agendas, double standards, misnomers, and rigged systems, ensure they are not to be blamed- ‘ kill a billion people pretend to save a polar bear!’ After all the hordes of their bought, paid, owned, and enslaved hundreds of millions of pay-roll followers, along with their freely licensed punks, thugs, and two-bit criminals to engage in twisted perverted jollies ensure enough organized mayhem and chaos! For a season crime pays, and the criminal ruling class MUST protect it’s own…. Hear, hear, for verily, verily, the rocks of the mountains nor the depths of the seas cannot hide you from the Revelations about to unfold. The bloodiest Ramadan in the History of Man is now at hand.