Joseph Cohen of the Israel Advocacy Movement is concerned for the future of Jewish people in Britain amid fresh concerns over “two-tiered policing”.
Speaking on GB News, the founder of the campaign group said he “struggles to see a future” for his family should the country continue on its current trajectory.
It comes after a protester was forced to take down an Israeli flag at Trafalgar Square by the Met Police.
A video shared online by Eye on Antisemitism displays a police officer telling a protester to take the flag “off the wall” in front of the National Gallery.
Joseph Cohen blasted the Police's 'double standards'
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Cohen said incidents like this are setting a dangerous precedent which threatens the future of Jewish people living in the country.
“I don’t know a Jewish person who isn’t questioning our future here in Britain”, he said.
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Police officers and protesters clash in Trafalgar Square during a March for Palestine in LondonPA“The Jews are completely integrated here in Britain. We have been here for centuries.
“In nearly every Synagogue in the country we say a prayer for the Royal Family and the Government. We are so grateful to live in such an incredibly liberal and tolerant society.
“Following the 7th October, just the 1500% rise in Antisemitism, the police recorded it as 775%, we’re looking at Jews being attacked, we’re looking at genocidal chants being sung on the streets.
“We’re questioning whether we have a future here. I certainly am struggling to see a future for my family if we carry on with this trajectory.”
Pro-Palestine marches have become increasingly prevalent in Britain with mass protests taking place regularly.
An additional 2,000 officers have been dispatched to London every weekend since Hamas invaded Israel on October 7th.
The additional costs are said to be costing the taxpayer and additional £20million as the Met’s frontline resources are stretched.
Cohen told GB News that many in the public eye are siding with Palestine as it is a “safety issue”.
“For 2,000 years, my people have been persecuted. The Holocaust is a living memory”, he said.
“When we see our friends getting attacked and spat on, we take that seriously.
“We know where this path leads, we have been here before.”
