( Breitbart )
Four men have been arrested by London’s Metropolitan Police after footage emerged on social media which appeared to show a motorcade of anti-Israel activists calling for the rape of Jewish people’s daughters.
On Sunday afternoon, a convoy of cars waving Palestinian flags rolled through the St John’s Wood area of London. Footage shared online appeared to show men screaming anti-Semitic abuse, yelling: “F*** the Jews”, “F*** their mothers”, “F*** their daughters”, and “Rape their daughters”.
Following multiple police reports from the public, the Met launched a police helicopter to track down the convoy. Four men were arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated public order offences.
The officer in charge of the operation, Superintendent Jo Edwards, said in a statement: “This behaviour was utterly shocking and will not be tolerated. I understand that this would have caused considerable concern within the community and we have arranged extra patrols in the St John’s Wood and Golders Green areas this evening.”
This, on the streets of London is deeply disturbing. Vile, criminal hatred like this must not be tolerated. https://t.co/MAQbuqBvhV — Robert Jenrick (@RobertJenrick) May 16, 2021
The incidents drew widespread condemnation from the political class in Britain, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying: “There is no place for anti-Semitism in our society. Ahead of Shavuot, I stand with Britain’s Jews who should not have to endure the type of shameful racism we have seen today.”
The leader of the opposition Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, described the actions as “utterly disgusting,” saying: “Antisemitism, misogyny and hate have no place on our streets or in our society. There must be consequences.”
The Muslim mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said on Monday: “Unfortunately, whenever there is tension in the Middle East it can spill over to our city, our city is the most diverse city in the world.”
The Pakistani-heritage mayor went on to call for the public to report instances of “race crime” to the police.
We are aware of a video appearing to show anti-Semitic language being shouted from a convoy of cars in the St John's Wood area this afternoon. Officers are carrying out urgent enquiries to identify those responsible. This sort of behaviour will not be tolerated. — Metropolitan Police Events (@MetPoliceEvents) May 16, 2021
The arrests came one day after leftist and Islamic organisations staged a mass protest in London on Saturday. Anti-Israel activists were seen carrying placards comparing the Jewish state to Nazi Germany and chanting that “Israel is a terror state”.
The former leader of the Labour Party, far-left socialist MP Jeremy Corbyn, was a featured speaker at the demonstration. Corbyn called for the United Kingdom to recognise Palestine as a state and said that the British and American governments should cease military co-operation with Israel.
The protest devolved into violence when activists began launching makeshift missiles of bottles, wooden sticks, and at least one brick at police officers who were attempting to disperse the crowds for violating coronavirus restrictions on public gatherings.
As of the time of this publication, Mr Corbyn has failed to condemn either the anti-Semitic abuse on Sunday or the violence on Saturday on his social media.