Pro-Iran Protest Chants Death to IDF, Praises Khamenei

0:00On March 14, a fundraiser for London's Outkuds Day rally led chance of death to the Israel Defense Forces and praised Iran's late-supreme leader. Ayatollah Ali Kaminay at a pro-Iran protest outside the U.S. Embassy last Saturday. The event came right after Kaminay was killed in an Israeli drone strike. The Islamic Human Rights Commission, which organizes the rally, saw its planned march ban this week by the Home Secretary over fears of serious disorder, but a static protest will still happen this Sunday. Raza Kazim, the fundraiser in question, serves as a trustee for the IHRC's charitable arm that provides its funding. He also trains math teachers at Middlesex University. The IHRC has been labeled an Islamist group tied to the Iranian regime with past extremist links, though it insists the charity operates separately. Despite sharing an address and phone number, reactions have been sharp. With Lord Walney, the former government extremism advisor, calling Kazim's remarks deeply

1:02disturbing and unpeaceful. Last year, Prime Minister Kier Starmer described death to the IDF chance as hate speech. Other IHRC leaders, including his chair and spokesman, have openly praised Kaminay as principled and on the side of justice. Police are gearing up for thousands at the static protest and counter-protests between Voxal and Lambeth Bridges from 1pm to 3pm. At least 1,000 officers will patrol, using the River Thames as a barrier to keep groups apart and redeploying from neighborhood duties. This set of aims to protect free speech, while cracking down on hate, amid ongoing Middle East tensions that could draw even larger crowds.