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| Date | 26 November 2023 |
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| Venue | Royal Courts of Justice |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Participants | 50,000-100,000 |
The March Against Antisemitism was a demonstration held in London on 26 November 2023 organized by Campaign Against Antisemitism.[1][2] The march was held in response to growing antisemitism in England resulting from the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; as police reports indicated that antisemitic offences have risen ten-fold compared to the previous year.[3] Estimates from police indicate that between 50,000[3] and 100,000 people attended the march.[4]
The March Against Antisemitism followed a London-based pro-Palestine rally with approximately 45,000 attendees[3] led by the Stop the War Coalition, who "stressed that those taking part oppose racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia".[5]
Having been shunned by the organisers and refusing to leave the event per police request, English far-right activist Tommy Robinson was detained. Sources indicate that one other individual was arrested for racist rhetoric.[2]
Notable attendees
- Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson[4]
- Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis[5]
- Science minister Peter Kyle[2]
- Security minister Tom Tugendhat[1]
- Immigration minister Robert Jenrick[1]
- Actress Louisa Clein[1]
- Actress Felicity Kendal[1]
- Actress Elliot Levey[1]
- Actress Dame Maureen Lipman[4]
- Actress Tracy-Ann Oberman[1]
- Comedian David Baddiel[2]
- TV presenter Rachel Riley[1]
- TV personality Robert Rinder[1]
- Broadcaster Vanessa Feltz[1]
Criticism
The British Jewish organisation Na'amod released a statement about their decision not to attend the March, in which they said: "we know this march is not just about antisemitism. It’s clear from the event description that CAA has organised this march in response to huge weekly ceasefire demonstrations in London." Na'amod publicly denied CAA's characterizations of prior ceasefire marches as antisemitic, saying "This could not be further from the truth. Pitting Jewish safety against Palestinian freedom doesn’t make Jews safer; it makes fighting antisemitism harder.”[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "100,000 attend UK's largest protest against antisemitism since Battle of Cable Street". Jewish News. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 Kadri, Anisa; Williams, Nathan (26 November 2023). "Thousands march against antisemitism in London". BBC. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 Thomas, Natalie; Schomberg, William (26 November 2023). Heavens, Louise (ed.). "March against antisemitism draws 50,000 in London". Reuters. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 Pinkstone, Joe; Lampert, Nicole (26 November 2023). Smallman, Etan; Nicholls, Dominic (eds.). "Police estimate 100,000 people at March Against Antisemitism". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- 1 2 Hui, Sylvia; Ha, Kwiyeon (26 November 2023). "Tens of thousands march against antisemitism in London including UK ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson". AP. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ Butt, Maira (26 November 2023). "Tens of thousands attend march against antisemitism in London". The Independent. Retrieved 4 December 2023.