Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch condemned pro-Palestinian demonstrations as gatherings that incite violence against Jewish communities after two worshipers died in a Manchester synagogue attack. She told the Conservative Party Conference on Sunday that British authorities allowed extremism to spread without intervention for years. Badenoch said protest slogans target Jewish people with threats, and she called the Manchester incident an assault on British values of freedom and compassion.
Police arrested nearly 500 demonstrators at a London rally on Sunday despite requests from Prime Minister Keir Starmer to cancel the event following the synagogue violence. The Conservative Party polls at 16 percent approval according to YouGov research. Gaza health officials reported more than 67,000 deaths and 170,000 injuries from Israeli military operations that began after Hamas fighters killed 1,200 people on Oct. 7, 2023.
Police arrested nearly 500 demonstrators at a London rally on Sunday despite requests from Prime Minister Keir Starmer to cancel the event following the synagogue violence. The Conservative Party polls at 16 percent approval according to YouGov research. Gaza health officials reported more than 67,000 deaths and 170,000 injuries from Israeli military operations that began after Hamas fighters killed 1,200 people on Oct. 7, 2023.
