Pro-Palestinian protesters managed to get their message displayed on Londonās Houses of Parliament Wednesday night.
The slogan āFrom the river to the seaā was projected onto the Elizabeth Tower that houses Big Ben during a pro-Palestinian protest, according to the Daily Mail.
The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign claimed thousands of protesters turned out for the āStop the Genocideā rally that also took place Wednesday.
The words āceasefire nowā and āstop bombing Gazaā were also projected onto the tower, according to the Express.
The protest angered GB News presenter Martin Daubney, who posted a video to X that appeared to show the projector being used in the protest.
āSo a projector clearly visible opposite Big Ben. Just spoke to coppers, they say this isnāt legal⦠but they are just standing and watching!ā he posted.
The Express said that a statement from Londonās Metropolitan Police said: āThis is a chant that has been frequently heard at pro-Palestinian demonstrations for many years and we are very aware of the strength of feeling in relation to it.
āWhile there are scenarios where chanting or using these words could be unlawful depending on the specific location or context, its use in a wider public protest setting, such as last night, is not a criminal offense,ā the statement said.
Aviva Klompas, formerly of Israelās delegation to the United Nations, vented her outrage on X by posting: Ā āThis is appalling. Projected on Londonās Big Ben was the genocidal slogan āFrom the River to the Seaā To be clear, this is the same as writing āDeath to the Jews.ā
Member of Parliament Matthew Offord criticized the police response, according to the Telegraph.
āMany of my constituents have faced a level of anti-Semitism that weāve never seen before,ā he said.
āMy constituents remind me not only of the calls for jihad on the streets of London and the Metropolitan Police refusing to do anything about it. They also remind me about men driving through north London threatening to rape Jewish women and the CPS then declining to prosecute them,ā he said.
Andrew Percy, a Jewish MP, said Thursday that lax enforcement is enabling anti-Semitic behavior.
āFor months Iāve been standing up here talking about the people on our streets demanding ādeath to Jews,ā demanding Jihad, demanding intifadas as the police stand by and allow that to happen,ā he said.
āLast night, a genocidal call of āFrom the river to the sea, Palestine will be freeā was projected onto this building. That message says no Jew is welcome in the state of Israel or in that land. This is going to continue happening because weāre not dealing with it,ā he said.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
