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Starmer Calls for Protest Ban After Antisemitic Attacks

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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer weighs in on protests and hate crimes, following a terror attack in Golders Green. He supports potential bans on protests that incite violence, as groups like Stop the War Coalition and Conservatives debate free speech versus security. The government reviews public order and hate crime laws, with increased security in Jewish areas due to rising antisemitic incidents.

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Starmer Calls for Protest Ban After Antisemitic Attacks

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0:00On May 2, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says there might be cases where protests need to be banned outright, especially after a terror stabbing, of two Jewish men in Golders Green, North London, this week. That attack fits a pattern of violence against Jewish people, including killings outside a synagogue in Manchester last year, which sparked a government review of public order and hate crime laws still not out yet. Here this week, the government's terrorism reviewer called for a pause on pro-Palestinian marches, saying they breed anti-Semitic talk and chief. Rabbi Sir Efri Amervis backed the temporary ban, blaming the marches for fueling Jew hatred. Groups like the Stop the War Coalition, push back hard, saying don't link protests to attacks and protect free speech, while conservatives and reform. UK want tougher crackdowns. Police can already limit or ban marches with home secretary. UK like the recent out quads they halt. Starmer calls chance like, globalize the intifada, racist and dangerous, urging people to walk

1:04away from them and the government's boosting security. And funding for Jewish areas amid real fears, heading to Golders Green himself, show detentions boiling over.

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