An officer for the Metropolitan Police has been dismissed without notice following a series of “undeniably antisemitic” social media posts.
In the days after Hamas’ 7th October 2023 terrorist attack on Israel – which saw some 1,200 people murdered and a further 251 taken hostage – DC Ibrahim Khan took to Instagram to post an image comparing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler alongside the text, “The irony of becoming what you once hated” and “Well done Israel. Hitler would be proud.”
According to the International Definition of Antisemitism, which was referenced by the disciplinary panel, “Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis” is an example of antisemitism.
One post reportedly featured a graphic juxtaposing a mass grave from 1945 with what was claimed to be a mass grave in Gaza.
Another read: “Imagine being so powerful a group that when you deliberately kill children, people are afraid to condemn you for it.”
He also apparently made several posts suggesting that the events of the 7th October attack “were a fabrication”.
DC Khan, who worked in the Met’s Community Safety Unit (CSU), which tackles hate crime, antisocial behaviour and domestic abuse, has also been added to the College of Policing’s barred list, preventing him from working in any policing role indefinitely.
The chair of DC Khan’s disciplinary panel concluded: “DC Khan’s conduct was deliberate and sustained over a number of days, over a number of separate posts.”
They added, “Furthermore, I find it inconceivable, given DC Khan’s background in the CSU and as an experienced police officer, that he did not consider that these posts could be antisemitic or highly offensive. I assess his culpability to be high.”
An alarming eight in ten British Jews think that the police do not do enough to protect them, according to our representative polling.
