A minister from the governing Labour Party in the United Kingdom has described the British flag as "unsettling, intimidating and othering."
Labour government minister and Member of Parliament Sarah Sackman has faced backlash after urging the removal of British flags from a north London borough and describing the flags as symbols of “division and intimidation.” PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A minister from the governing Labour Party in the United Kingdom has described the British flag as “unsettling, intimidating, and othering.” DETAIL: Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Finchley and Golders Green and Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services Sarah Sackman has called for the removal of British flags displayed on public lampposts in Barnet, north London. Sackman described the flags as “unsettling, intimidating, and othering.” Sackman criticized the flags in…Open
The Metropolitan Police in London, England, are investigating another suspected anti-Semitic attack in Golders Green, an area known for its large Jewish population in London, England.
Another violent attack in Golders Green, London, is being investigated as an anti-Semitic hate crime . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - WHEN & WHERE: The attack occurred at approximately 2.00 AM GMT on Monday, May 18, outside a property in Golders Green, North London. KEY QUOTE: “While speaking Hebrew, five masked men walking nearby heard him and suddenly began chasing him. They caught him, dragged him across the road, and brutally beat him until he was close to losing consciousness. They tore his clothes, threw away his shoes, and shouted abuse at him in Arabic.” – Eyewitness DETAIL: On Monday, in the early hours, the Metropolitan Police were called to Golders Green in North London following an attack on Shalev Ben-Yakar, a…Open
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer encountered jeering protests during his visit to Golders Green in London, where two Jewish men were stabbed, allegedly by a Somali migrant, in a suspected terror attack.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, of Britain’s ruling Labour Party, faced protests during his visit to Golders Green, London, on Thursday, after two Jewish men were stabbed in a suspected terror attack there on Wednesday. Demonstrators lining the streets chanted “Shame on you!” and “Keir Starmer, Jew harmer!” as his motorcade passed by. DETAIL: Starmer met with members of the Shomrim community security group and Hatzola, a Jewish medical charity whose ambulances were recently targeted in an arson attack . Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, and local Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Sackman accompanied him. Protesters accused Starmer of failing to protect…Open