Rachel Rilley has urged people to “get serious” about tackling antisemitism. Speaking at a rally in London’s Parliament Square she said: “We’ve learned from history the sharp price to be paid when good people stay silent and I’m grateful to each and every one of you here today for refusing to be bystanders. “We’re going to have to get serious about fighting this now if we want to turn things around. “We’re going to start having to have tough conversations. We’re going to have to stand up to the mob and we’re going to need strong stomachs. “But together I believe we can and we will.”
In several Western cities, Iranian dissidents have been among the main speakers in pro-Israel rallies, and Iranian flags (with some modifications) have flown alongside Israel's.
Officers said they arrived at the scene within four minutes and cleared the road in under half an hour. It comes just days after a similar demonstration in Parliament Square.