Legal complaint filed by Palestine activists against Met Police chief over synagogue remarks

Legal complaint filed by Palestine activists against Met Police chief over synagogue remarks Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/06/2026 - 15:01 Legal letter filed after Mark Rowley accused pro-Palestine protest organisers of intending to march past synagogues Pro-Palestinian supporters hold placards and wave flags on Downing Street in central London on 19 July 2025 (Carlos Jasso/AFP) Off A coalition of campaign groups has made a formal complaint against the head of London’s Metropolitan Police for suggesting that protest organisers repeatedly intended to include synagogues on their planned demonstration routes in London. In recent interviews with The Times and ITV News, Mark Rowley, the police commissioner, has suggested that pro- Palestine demonstration organisers have sought to march past synagogues. “The fact that features as the organisers’ intent, I think that sends a message … that feels like antisemitism,” he told The Times.