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Being Jewish is not provocative, says Home Office after police comments - The Times

The video of Gideon Falter being stopped by a police officer was released on Thursday
The video of Gideon Falter being stopped by a police officer was released on Thursday
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Being Jewish “should never be seen as provocative”, the Home Office has said after a police officer described a man as “antagonising” a pro-Palestinian march by being “openly Jewish”.

The charity Campaign Against ­Antisemitism released a video on Thursday evening showing an interaction between Gideon Falter, its chief executive, and a Metropolitan Police officer on April 13.

Falter, who was wearing a kippah, was told by the police he could not cross the road in Aldwych while the march was taking place and was threatened with arrest.

One officer said to him: “You are quite openly Jewish, this is a pro-Palestinian march, I’m not accusing you of anything but I’m worried about the reaction to your presence.”

Another officer told him: “You will be escorted

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