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U.K. prime minister urges tougher action at some Gaza protests after antisemitic attacks
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U.K. prime minister urges tougher action at some Gaza protests after antisemitic attacks

www.cbsnews.com·www.cbsnews.com·about 1 month ago
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May 2, 2026 / 8:19 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Britain's prime minister warned Saturday that tougher action was needed against people chanting certain phrases at pro-Palestinian protests, as concerns grew over the safety of British Jews after the stabbings of two Jewish men in London. Keir Starmer said he would always defend the right to protest, but said there may be instances where some marches protesting the war in Gaza should be banned. He suggested that repeated pro-Palestinian marches have had a "cumulative effect" linked to the rise in antisemitic incidents in the U.K. "When you see, when you hear some of those chants — 'globalize the intifada' would be one I would pick out — then clearly there should be tougher action in relation to that," Starmer told the BBC.…

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