Starmer accused of 'weaponising' antisemitic attack to target pro-Palestine protests

Starmer accused of 'weaponising' antisemitic attack to target pro-Palestine protests Submitted by Imran Mulla on Fri, 05/01/2026 - 11:32 UK prime minister says people who chant 'globalise the intifada' must be prosecuted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a statement at 10 Downing Street in central London on 30 April 2026, updating the public on the government’s response to the stabbing of two Jewish men the previous day (AFP) Off British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been criticised for linking pro- Palestine marches to antisemitic violence after saying that "if you stand alongside people who say 'globalise the intifada', you are calling for terrorism against Jews and people who use that phrase should be prosecuted". The prime minister made the comments in an address to the nation following the stabbing of two Jewish men, aged 34 and 76, in Golders Green, a neighbourhood of northwest London with a large Jewish population. A 45-year-old Somali -born British national was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after the attack.