Pro-Hamas protests have European politicians worried as US watches closely
FOX NewsOCT 2023
UK: Home Sec. Meets With Police Chief Over Jihad Chant at Palestine Rally
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The Spin
Narrative A
The Metropolitan Police have responded appropriately to this incident, underlining the wider spectrum of meaning associated with the term ‘jihad’ despite the government’s best efforts to interfere in the legal process. In this instance, despite pressure from Westminster, the Met. have remained apolitical, focusing on the law rather than the desires of Westminster.
Narrative B
To argue that the term ‘jihad’ was not used with the intention of violence at a rally hosted by a fundamentalist conservative Islamist organization concerning Palestine’s current status in the Middle East is senseless. While Jewish communities in London remain afraid and at risk, the state and the media have proven too weak to take a stand and condemn the advocation of terrorist behavior.