Gideon Falter, the antisemitism campaigner involved, says Dal Babu’s comments go ‘far beyond victim-blaming’
that his “openly Jewish” appearance risked antagonising pro-Palestinian marchers. This precipitated claims Falter was prevented from going about his business simply because he was a Jewish man in the vicinity of a pro-Palestinian demonstration.
“Personally, if I was policing that march, I would have been inclined to have arrested for assault on a police officer and breach of the peace.”In the shorter CAA version of the footage, Falter could be seen on the fringes of the march in centralearlier this month, wearing a kippah and trying to pass police officers so he could cross the demonstration’s path to get to the other side of the street.
Addressing Babu’s comments, Falter said: “A former chief superintendent has even outrageously suggested that I assaulted a police officer and should have been arrested. This has now gone far beyond victim-blaming. These tactics are desperate, but they reveal the Met’s priorities.”
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