
The Metropolitan and Greater Manchester police forces have said they will arrest people holding placards and chanting the phrase ‘globalise the intifada’ – an Arabic word for uprising.
In a statement following Sunday’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, they said: “Violent acts have taken place, the context has changed – words have meaning and consequence. We will act decisively and make arrests”.
The two forces also referenced the Manchester synagogue attack in October.
The UK’s chief rabbi told the this week that chants of ‘globalise the intifada’ had helped lead to the two attacks.
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