London, this weekend, shows the direct line from "pro-Palestine activism" to classic antisemitism ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Monday, July 21, 2025

London, this weekend, shows the direct line from "pro-Palestine activism" to classic antisemitism

I have always felt that the life of Jews in England today is an accurate predictor of what life for Jews in America will be in coming years.

I visited London in the early 2000s for a weekend, and the amount of security around synagogues then - turning them into walled fortresses in some cases - has become reality in many American cities today.

Ten years ago, anti-Israel protesters in the UK would not resort to public attacks on Jews as Jews. Ten years ago, publicly discriminating against Jews in the UK would have been unthinkable.

Those days are gone.

From the European Conservative:

An elderly-looking Jew chased through London by a youth shouting “Free Palestine,” in what the Campaign Against Antisemitism called “an act of brazen antisemitism.”
A young diner at a Baker Street Jewish deli was approached and asked if the restaurant was kosher and if she was Jewish. Upon reply, her food was thrown on her.
Counterprotesters supporting Israel on the London pro-Palestinian march were repeatedly told “f*ck your Jewish State” by an increasingly aggressive crowd.
A teacher filmed accusing the British government of funding the killing of children by Israel—a classic blood libel—when in fact it funds the pro-Palestinian UNRWA.
Meanwhile in the Irish capital, an individual who abused what he called a “genocidal Jew” on public transport last week has walked free. This episode, also filmed, is further evidence of an antisemitic turn in Ireland since the October 7th pogrom.

And last week independent, non-Jewish researchers were stunned by their investigation in antisemitism in England today, with Jews being excluded from work and public spaces:

We heard about the noisy demonstrations and how intimidating people find the current environment, but as we dug deeper what really scared us was the increasing normalisation of far more extreme, personalised and sometimes life changing impact directed at individuals purely and simply because they are Jewish. Worrying dilemmas of where Jewish professionals believed that their professional body was actively discriminating against them but where they required membership from this body to be able to work and acquire the necessary protections.

This is how a modern, liberal society is acting today towards its Jews. And if you think that this is not the trajectory happening in the US using Israel as an excuse, you are fooling yourself.

And you know what? All of the "pro-Palestinian"s who claim to be unequivocally, 100% against antisemitism are silent when it comes from their fellow travelers.