Tuesday, 28 November 2023

 David DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan) (12:49): (584) My matter is for the Minister for Police today, and it concerns the very worrying upsurge in antisemitism that we are seeing, the very serious targeting of the Jewish community. In my electorate – and Ms Crozier’s electorate – there is a very significant concentration of the Jewish community, and I strongly support their position and their contribution. Our multicultural focus should also support the enormous contribution of the Jewish community. But the huge surge in antisemitic activity, signage and rallies cannot be ignored. I ask: will the Minister for Police ensure that in these rallies where there is clearly antisemitic signage there is action and that the law is enforced? We obviously have to balance free speech, but where it becomes hate speech, where it becomes antisemitic material, where it becomes material that is clearly designed to offend and upset members of the Jewish community, I think we need to step in.