This Video Does Not Depict a British Police Rally in Support to Palestine Following Home Secretary’s Removal
The Claim
British officers against extermination, this coincides with British Home Secretary Suella Braverman was dismissed from her position after controversial statements about the war on Gaza and her accusation that the London police were biased towards pro-Palestine demonstrators against genocide and massacres against children and women.
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Recently, a video has gone viral on social media purporting to show British police officers participating in a pro-Palestine march following the dismissal of the British Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, from her post.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulating video and found it to be misleading. The video is from a pro-Palestinian demonstration in London that occurred before the dismissal of the British Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, rather than after.
Video Emerges From a Pro-Palestinian Demonstration in London
An account on TikTok named "pav.videos" has posted a video claiming it was from a pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on the morning of November 5, just days before the British Home Secretary was dismissed.
The footage features police officers, most of them wearing yellow vests, marching alongside protesters raising flags and banners in support of Palestine.
On the same day, Misbar discovered news reports detailing clashes between London police and pro-Palestinian protesters after the conclusion of a pro-Gaza demonstration in Trafalgar Square.
No news has been found regarding any police demonstrations in support of Palestine in Britain, either before or after the minister's dismissal.
British Home Secretary: Suella Braverman
On November 13, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak decided to dismiss Suella Braverman from her position as Home Secretary after she criticized the police’s handling of pro-Palestinian protests in London.
The BBC reported that the decision was prompted by Braverman's article condemning what she described as "police leniency with pro-Palestinian protesters compared to the strictness applied to right-wing protesters.”
In an article published in The Times on November 8, Braverman asserted that “London’s streets are polluted with hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism" and called for a "firmer stance" against pro-Palestinian protesters.
Sunak decided to appoint James Cleverly, the Foreign Secretary in his Cabinet, as the new Home Secretary, replacing Braverman. Additionally, he assigned David Cameron to assume the role of Foreign Secretary, succeeding Cleverly.
British Police Arrested Protesters for Hate Crimes
On November 8, the British police announced the arrest of 188 individuals for hate and violence-related offenses connected to the protests in the capital, since the events of October 7.
Among these crimes, there are "98 suspected antisemitic offenses, 21 crimes related to Islamophobia, and 12 others believed to be religious hate crimes." Additionally, there are "57 crimes related to public order, many of which have a racist nature."
46 individuals were accused of committing crimes, “including 19 cases involving allegations of antisemitism.”
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