Watch: London’s Iconic Big Ben Shows Controversial Anti-Semitic Message

Pro-Palestinian protesters managed to get their message displayed on London’s Houses of Parliament Wednesday night. The slogan “From the river to the sea” was projected onto the Elizabeth Tower that houses Big Ben…

IJR SyndicatedFeb 23, 20243 min read

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The Express said that a statement from London’s Metropolitan Police said: “This 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.

“While 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,” the statement said.

Aviva Klompas, formerly of Israel’s delegation to the United Nations, vented her outrage on X by posting: “This is appalling. Projected on London’s Big Ben was the genocidal slogan ‘From the River to the Sea’ To be clear, this is the same as writing ‘Death to the Jews.”

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Member of Parliament Matthew Offord criticized the police response, according to the Telegraph.

“Many of my constituents have faced a level of anti-Semitism that we’ve never seen before,” he said.

“My 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,” he said.

Andrew Percy, a Jewish MP, said Thursday that lax enforcement is enabling anti-Semitic behavior.

“For months I’ve been standing up here talking about the people on our streets demanding ‘death to Jews,’ demanding Jihad, demanding intifadas as the police stand by and allow that to happen,” he said.

“Last night, a genocidal call of ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ 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 we’re not dealing with it,” he said.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.