The Metropolitan Police has blocked a pro-Gaza march that was set to go past a synagogue in central London amid fears that Jewish worshippers would be harassed by protesters.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators were due to gather outside the BBC’s headquarters in Portland Place on Jan 18 before marching to Whitehall.
But on Thursday, Scotland Yard said it had imposed conditions under the Public Order Act to prevent the rally from gathering in the area as it risked causing “serious disruption” to a nearby synagogue on a Saturday, the Jewish holy day, as congregants attend Shabbat services.
