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This year’s pro-Hizballah parade was more repulsive than ever, with even a baby wrapped in the terrorist organisation’s bloodcurdling flag

The pro-Hizballah parade held today succeeded in being even more repulsive than in past years.

Under a heavy police presence, including a police helicopter, riot police and officers on horseback, supporters of Hizballah gathered in London for the annual “Al Quds Day” pro-Hizballah parade.

As in past years, the volunteers of Campaign Against Antisemitism’s Demonstration and Event Monitoring Unit went into the thick of it to gather evidence which we are already reviewing. Our efforts last year resulted in us bring a private prosecution against the leader of the parade, Nazim Ali, who was in charge again this year. Last year we allege that he blamed “Zionists” for the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

We had expressed grave concerns about violence at the parade, but to their credit, the Metropolitan Police Service managed to avoid bloodshed despite the presence in a small area of Hizballah supporters, the far-right and British Jewish groups opposed to antisemitism.

The organisers of the parade, a registered charity calling itself the Islamic Human Rights Commission, had issued guidance to attendees telling them that “you can bring a Hizballah flag to show support for the political wing of Hizballah.” Whilst the British Government has proscribed the “military wing” of Hizballah under the Terrorism Act 2000, the “political wing” is not proscribed.

The organisers began by distributing placards proclaiming “We are all Hizballah”, and the terrorist organisation’s flag soon began to fly over London. Some of those attending draped themselves in Hizballah flags and others wore Hizballah uniform. Some attached stickers to their flags stating that they were only showing support for the “political wing” of Hizballah, knowing that police have not been given the powers to take action.

One scene that set a new repulsive low for the parade was the sight of a man who had wrapped a baby in the flag of the genocidal terrorist organisation.

The parade soon began to resemble a march in Teheran or Beirut, with marchers carrying aloft portraits of Holocaust-denying theocrat Ali Khomeini and Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah, whilst the leaders of the march attempted to set fire to the flag of the world’s only Jewish state.

Highly-inflammatory speakers addressed the crowd, including the disgraced Reverend Dr Stephen Sizer, who previously claimed that Israel was behind 9/11, and Mick Napier, who has led numerous disorderly demonstrations in his native Scotland and has a conviction for aggravated trespass at an anti-Israel demonstration. Dr Les Levidow, a Senior Research Fellow at the Open University, ended his speech to the pro-Hizballah parade: “Down with the anti-terror laws”.

However when the pro-Hizballah parade tried to move from its starting position, it was ambushed by a group of anti-terrorism protesters who blocked their way. Playing Jewish folk music and chanting “terrorist scum, off our streets”, they were eventually pushed on by police officers, but even then they stayed at the front of the pro-Hizballah parade all of the way to its conclusion at Downing Street, walking slowly and reducing its progress to a crawl.

A large peaceful counterdemonstration was also held by Jewish organisations, led by the Zionist Federation. Gideon Falter, Chairman of Campaign Against Antisemitism, addressed the counter demonstration, saying: “We are here because the supporters of a terrorist organisation that openly seeks the genocide of the entire Jewish people, are marching through our capital” and demanding that Sajid Javid ban Hizballah in its entirety so that there could be no further pro-Hizballah parades.

Earlier this week, Campaign Against Antisemitism wrote to the new Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, to set out the case for proscribing all of Hizballah. We also made representations to the Charity Commission regarding the Islamic Human Rights Commission, as well as holding a meeting with and making representations to the Metropolitan Police Service .

Signatures for our Parliamentary Petition calling for the proscription of the whole of Hizballah have soared past 14,000, with signatures coming in from all but one of the UK’s 650 Parliamentary constituencies. The Government must now formally respond under Parliamentary rules as we have received in excess of 10,000 signatures. The petition can be signed at https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/219020.

We hope that following today’s appalling spectacle, Mr Javid will now proscribe all of Hizballah and once and for all prevent the brazen display of support for the Iranian-sponsored genocidal antisemitic terrorist organisation on our streets. Today must be the last time that Hizballah supporters are allowed to mount a show of force through the heart of London.

Already police are having to deploy to keep various sides apart. As the pro-#Hizballah parade gets underway. #BanHizballah #AlQuds pic.twitter.com/n6Hxq9Xnfr

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

To leave no doubt what this parade is really about, the organisers have been handing out placards declaring unity with Hizballah. How is @IHRC still allowed to be a charity @ChtyCommission? A disgrace. pic.twitter.com/km0qbAfRnx

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

Once again the flag of Hizballah, a genocidal antisemitic terrorist organisation which is believed to have perpetrated two bombings in London flies in our capital. @SajidJavid this must stop! #BanHizballah under the Terrorism Act! pic.twitter.com/4azGR2iBlo

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

As we have seen so many times before, people are draping themselves in the Hizballah flag. This is an organisation which seeks to murder Jews around the world. How can we take the government seriously when it says that it is tough on extremism and terror but allows this? pic.twitter.com/jrDsxji91y

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

Expelled @UKLabour activist Tony Greenstein has joined the crowd. pic.twitter.com/JPxlhrlESD

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more repulsive, this man has wrapped a baby in the flag of Hizballah, the genocidal terrorist organisation. Enough! @SajidJavid, fully proscribe Hizballah. #BanHizballah! pic.twitter.com/rdiipUYgY1

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

Some on the pro-Hizballah parade have attached this to their Hizballah flags, but the leader of Hizballah says: “The story of [a] military wing and [a] political wing is the work of the British.” A terrorist group is mocking us whilst its supporters parade through our capital. pic.twitter.com/R7IO8LvDEd

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

If you want one message that summarises what today’s “Al Quds Day” march is about, here it is. It is about showing unity with Hizballah, a terrorist organisation that spineless politicians have only half-banned, allowing terrorist supporters to parade though our capital city. pic.twitter.com/H6AwCBUlxk

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

Where can you find people holding up the portraits of Holocaust-denying theocrats or terrorist organisation leaders? London, of course, because the British Government has so far refused to fully #BanHizballah. pic.twitter.com/Y4kSnFIzh7

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

How in Britain in 2018 it is legal to wrap your baby in the flag of Hizballah, a genocidal terrorist organisation, and parade through the streets on London? How? Because we have yet to have a Home Secretary with the courage to #BanHizballah. @SajidJavid, we are relying on you! pic.twitter.com/HO0TvjlXoK

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

This man woke up this morning and put on a t-shirt bearing the logo of a terrorist organisation which seeks the annihilation of all Jews and has carried out bombings around the world. He went out onto the streets of London without fear of prosecution. @SajidJavid, #BanHizballah! pic.twitter.com/BQnEIIAvFi

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

Dr Les Levidow, a Senior Research Fellow at The @OpenUniversity, ends his speech to the pro-Hizballah parade: “Down with the anti-terror laws”. pic.twitter.com/mmQQHNEMtH

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

The leaders of the pro-Hizballah parade have just attempted to set fire to an Israeli flag, the flag of the world’s only Jewish state. pic.twitter.com/onfMpBySVb

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

Yet more Hizballah uniform is brazenly on display, but police have been advised to do nothing because one Home Secretary after another has refused to fully proscribe Hizballah. @SajidJavid, this must not continue. Give the police clear powers to act. #BanHizballah! pic.twitter.com/VVnuXkN2XE

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

The pro-Hizballah parade hasn’t moved very far. It has been brought to a halt by a band of anti-terrorism activists who have blocked the way! pic.twitter.com/yaePzWK8sF

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

That this show of support for Hizballah terrorists has been allowed to take place yet again is a national disgrace, but thanks to a very determined-looking group of activists, the pro-Hizballah parade has not got very far pic.twitter.com/mqcd42hE4z

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

Anti-terrorism activists have blocked the path of the pro-Hizballah parade, chanting “Terrorist scum, off our streets” and playing Jewish folk music. Police are starting to push the anti-terrorism activists back though so that the pro-Hizballah parade can continue. pic.twitter.com/75j7svApiP

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

Police have pushed the anti-terrorism activists back so that the parade in support of Hizballah, the genocidal antisemitic terrorist organisation, can continue through our capital. @SajidJavid, this disgraces our country. It is time to #BanHizballah. pic.twitter.com/dfl4tuX7Es

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

The pro-Hizballah parade is now continuing, chanting “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”. This means from the River Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea and only makes sense as a call for the annihilation of the world’s only Jewish state. pic.twitter.com/c1mt54qXU9

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) June 10, 2018

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