This Sunday, 7 September, Britain’s March Against Antisemitism will take place in central London (please attend if you can!).
Tens of thousands will hopefully attend, but even before the first step was taken, the very act of organising has revealed something troubling: the Metropolitan Police’s inconsistent, opaque, and discriminatory handling of Jewish community concerns.
At the centre of the dispute is the BBC’s headquarters on Portland Place – a location directly relevant to Jewish concerns over antisemitism.
Since October 7 the BBC’s reporting has been nothing short of disgraceful – BBC Arabic, along with several notorious anti-Israel BBC journalists – have turned the broadcaster into a megaphone for Hamas – even to the point where one of its documentaries needed to be pulled after it was exposed as a Hamas propaganda film. Few institutions have done more to inject antisemitism into the UK mainstream than our publicly funded state broadcaster.
The Jewish community has every right (and every reason) to protest peacefully outside the BBC headquarters.
But the organisers asked – and the police refused.
Moving Goalposts
I have seen the email exchanges between the organisers CAA, and the police, and the excuses for refusal given by the police were nonsensical.
On 13 August, organisers were told that the BBC was a ‘fundamentally unsuitable starting location.’ This makes no sense – demonstrations start from Portland Place (BBC HQ) all the time.
But the police went even further. They did not just refuse permission for the March Against Antisemitism to start outside the BBC HQ – the organisers were told the march would not even be permitted to walk past the building!
What were the reasons given?
- Parking bays would need to be suspended.
- Regent Street was ‘unsafe.’
- An objection had been raised by ‘the business community.’
Not one of these explanations holds water. Parking bays are suspended all the time for protests, demonstrations, and film crews. Regent Street is one of London’s most heavily policed arteries, and marches pass along it almost weekly without incident.
And ‘the business community’? What is that? Despite repeated requests for clarity, the organisers were given no details of who supposedly objected, what their concerns were, or why those concerns should outweigh the rights of Britain’s Jewish community to demonstrate.
When They Mean the BBC
In an email response on the 14th August, the police explicitly asked for a different route suggestion ‘that avoids the BBC vicinity’. Nothing else – just the BBC.
It doesn’t take much imagination to work out that ‘the business community’ was simply a euphemism for the BBC itself – an institution that clearly did not want thousands of people outside its headquarters highlighting its massive contribution to the dangerous explosion of antisemitism in the UK.
A Grudging Climbdown
The organisers CAA refused to accept this two-tier policing, and as CAA held its ground, the police began to stutter – asking for delays to meetings so they could carefully ‘reflect on the points’ that CAA were making. By 22 August, they had grudgingly agreed that the march could pass the BBC but not start or stop there (pausing outside was described as a ‘red line’). Three days later, on 25 August, they finally allowed a 15-minute stop outside the building.
The logic here is impossible to follow: if safety and parking really were insurmountable issues, how does a 15-minute stop suddenly become permissible?
One Rule For Us, Another For Them
And then came the real kicker. Organisers discovered that just ten days later, on 17 September, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) would be holding a much larger demonstration – starting outside the BBC on Portland Place. The very thing denied to the Jewish community was granted to a group that routinely marches through neighbourhoods chanting inflammatory slogans.
This event is not alone. Portland Place is a frequent gathering place for those who wave a Palestinian flag. This does not just mean a short stopping point. I have been there to experience it myself several times. It can mean 60-90 minutes of gathering and chanting as they practice the ‘river to the sea’ chants that they will proudly sing through London’s streets.
And if you think that is bad? We recently saw the pro-Hezbollah and Iranian proxy, the Islamic Human Rights Commission end their 2025 Al Quds Day rally outside of the BBC’s HQ. This was just six months ago:
How were a gathering of antisemites and pro-Iranian extremists permitted to erect a stage outside Portland Place – and hold numerous speeches there – while Britain’s March Against Antisemitism had to fight every step of the way, to secure far fewer rights?
When challenged by the BBC over permissions granted to the anti-Israel groups, the police replied that ‘every event is assessed on its own merits,’ and tried to defend their actions by claiming they had not yet finalised arrangements with PSC. The permission granted to the Iranian proxy IHRC in March blows that incoherent argument out of the water.
They are treating the Jewish community differently and making up excuses as they go along.
Three serious concerns
This episode highlights three fundamental problems:
1. Flimsy excuses – Vague references to parking and safety, coupled with a mysterious ‘business community’ objection, simply do not withstand scrutiny. The eventual permission for a 15-minute stop exposes how hollow these reasons were.
2. Lack of transparency – Organisers were stonewalled when they asked for specifics. Who exactly in the ‘business community’ objected? Why were their concerns prioritised over a community’s right to protest? No answers were given.
3. Two-tier policing – Jewish concerns are consistently brushed aside, while groups hostile to the Jewish community are indulged. Under Section 12(1)(a) of the Public Order Act, police have powers where a procession may cause ‘serious disruption to the life of the community.’ Yet PSC and IHRC marches are waved through, while a Jewish march outside the BBC is treated as a threat to parking bays.
The bigger picture
This is not just about one march. It is about whether Britain’s Jewish community is treated with fairness and respect by its own police force. The events of the past few weeks suggest otherwise.
On Sunday, thousands will march against antisemitism. But they will also march to demand a simple principle – that in Britain, the rights of the Jewish community are not second-class rights.
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I am concerned about the recent increase in antisemitism, so I have compiled a list of things Jewish people can do to protect themselves and help each other:
A good idea is to keep a container at home to use as a charity box, and every time you experience antisemitic harassment you can put money in there, then when the box is full you can send the money to a charity which helps Jewish people such as United With Israel, Magen David Adom or Meir Panim (known as Manna in the UK).
If you visit the Urban Survival Site, you can read lots of articles about self-defence and home and personal security. There is also helpful advice on the Survival Sullivan website under the “Home Defense” and the “Self Defense” categories. You can purchase a stab proof vest and a Bleeding Control Kit or blood clotting powder to reduce bleeding from the Amazon website. The Wiki How website also contains a section on self-defence and personal safety, as well as a first aid section. Consider Krav Maga training for self-defence.
Understandably, a lot of Jewish people are feeling anxious, but you can ask your doctor for a prescription for Sertraline or Citalopram to reduce anxiety levels.
You can raise money for UK Lawyers For Israel by signing up to Easy Fundraising at https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ then click on “Find A Cause” to search for UK Lawyers For Israel.
There is a lot of anti-Israel bias in the media which stirs up hatred towards Jewish people, but there are videos on Youtube which aim to counteract this by informing people of the truth about Israel. By clicking on these videos and leaving comments, Youtube’s algorithms will recommend these videos to more people, so they will be viewed more widely. You don’t have to watch the whole video for this to work- just click on it and skip to the end. The best ones are Free Press: Inside the IDF Aid Massacre that Never Happened and Triggernometry: Expert Debunks Gaza Genocide-Nick Freitas. Stand With Us features videos of the IDF giving aid and medical assistance to Palestinian civilians and evacuating them to safe areas, which you hardly see in the mainstream media. Other pro-Israel accounts include Douglas Murray, Yoseph Haddad, UKLI, Sky News Australia, Fox News, GB News, Da Jobnik and Talk TV.
Visit http://www.honestreporting.com/take_action_center to demand that media outlets stop employing Hamas-affiliated journalists to report on Israel/Gaza.
Sign up to the We Believe In Israel email newsletter at http://www.webelieveinisrael.org.uk to campaign on behalf of Israel. There is also an Act For Israel section on http://www.unitedwithisrael.org/category/act-for-israel/
You could raise money through online paid surveys such as Lifepoints. You can then transfer the funds to your Paypal account, then transfer it to a charity which helps Jews.
CAMERA has produced fully referenced factsheets that debunk lies about Israel. These can be printed and distributed at http://www.cameraspartnership.org/free-downloads-and-resources I give copies to people to read in return for me doing a chore for them. I also leave these factsheets lying around in random places in public and I squashed one inside a library book for random people to find. There are also several online newspaper articles that debunk the official Gazan casualty statistics that are made up by Hamas’ Gazan Health Ministry, such as Number of Civilians Killed in Gaza Inflated to Vilify Israel by Patrick Sawyer in The Telegraph; Gaza Death Toll Inflated to Promote Anti-Israel Narratives by Deirdre Bardolf in New York Post; Hamas Vasty Inflated Gaza Death Statistics: Some 5,000 Natural Deaths were Counted as War Fatalities by Canaan Lido in National Post; and How the UN Got Away with Wildly Inflating the Casualty Numbers in Gaza-and the Media Bought it by David Adesnik on Newsweek.com. This is really important as I have asked antisemites on why they hate Jews and almost everyone replied by quoting Hamas’ casualty stats.
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Superb work as always David – thank you so much for all that you are doing.
Thank you
We need Mike Freer!!
As a Christian and a Zionist, I am appalled at what you have just shown me. As a photojournalist, I have lost count off the PSC marches that have, as you point out, spent hours, forming up and beginning from the BBC. Like you I have attended many of these.
The Two-Tier way my Jewish cousins in religion are treated by the police is not only absurd but frightening. 1930’s Germany springs to mind.
Thank you for all you do in fghting back with indisputable facts.
Tony Margiocchi
i agree. The situation in this country and Europe is in my opinion similar to that that existed in the immediate period before Hitler became Chancellor and anti- Jewish Antisemitism became the official state religion of Nazi Germany. We are almost there.
Thank you for this enlightening update and for your committed work.
There is not one article on the BBC today, as of 7pm Sunday 7th September, with any coverage of this march, with over 70000 in attendance. Outrageous. Ive complained to the BBC. How can they not know or have any media coverage?
BBC reply. – Other breaking news? Over 70k people marching and its not news? …..
Thank you for contacting us about BBC News.
Regarding the protest for ‘Britain’s March Against Antisemitism’ on 7th September 2025, many marches and events take place across the UK and BBC News is unable to cover all of them.
Stories are chosen due to their editorial merit, with a number of factors considered, including other breaking stories on the day.
We understand many people have strong views about antisemitism in the UK. We reported recently on the increase in anti-Jewish discrimination in a report commissioned by the Board of Deputies of British Jews – the country’s largest Jewish community organisation:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crl0p2xk4w3o
We give careful consideration to all aspects of our coverage to ensure that we provide our audiences with accurate and duly impartial information, in line with the BBC editorial guidelines.
We have shared your feedback with senior editors at BBC News.
If you’d like to understand how your complaint is handled at the BBC, you might find it helpful to watch the short film on the BBC Complaints website about how the BBC responds to your feedback. It explains the BBC’s process for responding to complaints, what to do if you aren’t happy with your response and how we share the feedback we receive.
With best regards,
BBC Complaints Team
http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints
Qatar’s Genocidal Guests — and CNN’s Nada Bashir Shameful Spin.
On the anniversary of 9/11, CNN’s Islamic journalist Nada Bashir shamelessly echoed one of the most cynical lies in Middle Eastern politics — the claim that Qatar hosts Hamas merely to facilitate “negotiations.”
This narrative, long pushed by Doha and its Western apologists, is a grotesque distortion of the truth. For years, Qatar has openly provided sanctuary, funding, and political legitimacy to Hamas’s top leadership — the same genocidal Islamofascist Hamas responsible for countless terrorist attacks, including the October 7 massacre in Israel. These are not diplomats seeking peace; they are genocidal jihadists who glorify martyrdom, indoctrinate children, and call for the annihilation of Jews.
To suggest that Qatar’s relationship with Hamas is diplomatic in nature is not just naïve — it’s willfully dishonest. Qatar has made itself the luxury base of operations for the world’s most virulent Islamist movements, all while maintaining the illusion of being a Western ally.
On a day that should remind the world of the cost of ignoring jihadist threats, CNN chose instead to launder Qatari propaganda. It’s disgraceful — and dangerous.
I’m a little bit surprised that the BBC is this incompetent at lying when they do it on a massive daily scale. You’d think they’d at some point accidentally become good at fabrications just from getting reps. But they haven’t.
The bigots’ jealousy of Zionists.
The fascist Jackson Hinkle is a known liar and a fraud . Even his ex stated so. But he just followed the racist-Arab Maram Susli “syriangirl” who initiated a lie within 2 hours of Tyler Robinson murdering Christian-Zionist Charlie Kirk. She was very upset that the victim was a proud Zionist.
Just like all conspiracy theories by Arab racism. 911 the “4,000” lie was invented by Hezbollah on Sep.17.01.
In 1963 it was Arab fakestinians who spread the lie upon Iarael re JFK.
In 1968 Arabs in California spread this after Arab “palestinian” Sirhan Sirhan murdered RFK.
Ermiya Fanaeian, (Armed Queers Salt Lake City) Oct 7, 2023: “my heart sings with faith in the liberation of palestine this morning.
BTW, The group being investigated by FBI post Tyler Robinson shooting of pro Israel conservative Charlie Kirk:
Ermiya Fanaeian, (Armed Queers Salt Lake City) Oct 7, 2023: “my heart sings with faith in the liberation of palestine this morning.”
The Genocide Lie.
Excerpt from https://justsayingitoutloloud.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-genocide-lie.html
(Over 60 notes)
International Rejection of the Genocide Claim.
This conclusion is supported by a strong consensus of international leaders, experts, and analysts. Based on facts:
the United States,
Canada,
Germany,
France,
the United Kingdom,
Italy,
Poland,
Belgium,
Hungary,
Mexico and others have all explicitly rejected the genocide label.
Under Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin plainly stated before Congress: “We don’t have evidence of that to my knowledge.” So has been concluded under Trump. Similarly, top international law expert told Euro News that there is “no clear intent to commit genocide in Gaza.”
(The stance of Muslim-majority countries in the OIC Bloc—who wield significant influence in the UN—and pro-socialist states is, unfortunately, predictable. Their decisions, particularly in this case, are driven more by entrenched political ideologies than by objective reasoning).
[…]
Forged in the crucible of Albanese’s antisemitic lies, propped up by Pillay’s corrupt UN commission, and punctuated by the IAGS’s laughable sham, these so-called “genocide” accusations are nothing but Hamas propaganda repackaged to slander Israel. They willfully ignore Israel’s extraordinary measures to minimize civilian harm while combating terrorists who cynically embed themselves in Gaza’s schools, hospitals, and mosques. This isn’t justice; it’s a vile blood libel, weaponizing the term “genocide” to stoke global antisemitism, exploiting the Palestinian cause as a mere pawn in a hateful agenda. Israel stands resolute, a beacon of moral clarity defending its people against unyielding evil, while its accusers wallow in the disgrace of their own bigotry.
PALLYWEID Sham playbook: Infamous Fascista Francesca GOEBBELS Albanese began the “genocide” slur in 2014 when she was condemned for antisemitism, thrn oncreased her propaganda post genocidal-Palestine-Gaza regime Oct 7 atrocities [ignring: IDF’s evacuations, providing aid and Gaza regime using civilians]. The echo chamber just copies one another including the 30$ fake experts of IAGS, or the trio Pillay/Sidoti/Kothari (as in 2022 “Jewish control” canard) calling itself UN “independent” commission. Then instantly the organized [see ADL 3.18.25] bigoted wikipedians hurry to include it. While “over 50 leading international law, genocide & military experts have rejected” (Aizenberg, 5.20.25) it, as well as non-Muslim non-pro-socialism countries. “There’s no genocide for the simple reason that if it were genocide, Israel could have accomplished that in about two and a half hours.” – Mike Huckabee (9.25.25)
What is PALESTINIANISM?
* Rewriting history.
* Converting immigrants’ grandchildren into “natives.”
* The aggressor as victim – false victimhood.
* ‘Dead baby strategy’ –using its very own–not the adversary’s– population as human shields to make sure they die in order to blame Israel, ever since Arafat reign in Lebanon.
* Injecting “palestinian” propaganda at every group cause, unrelated.
* Pallywood, fake imagery.
* Gloatimg in public, dancing at others’ pain. (911, and at every racist-Arab terror attack on Jews anywhere in the world),
* Almost unique animalism: waving organs as hundreds moan in public square at the Oct 2000 Ramallah Lynch; Oct 7 upclose and personal cruelty, bragging with severe heads, later ‘personal’ cruelty towards hostages, etc.
https://justsayingitoutloloud.blogspot.com/2025/10/palestinianism.html
Sham Uddin: An Islamic Version of Candace Owens Spewing Vile Conspiracies.
Just sayin’ | 10.04.25
https://justsayingitoutloloud.blogspot.com/2025/10/sham-uddin-islamic-version-of-candace.html