A pro-Palestinian speaker called for “normalizing genocide” during a demonstration in London on Saturday in support of a ceasefire in Gaza, prompting police to look into the matter.
Pro-Palestinian supporters have marched through central London as part of a global day of action against Israeli military action against Hamas in Gaza.
The video has circulated on social media of a speaker, Palestinian activist Mohammed el-Kurd, addressing a crowd gathered in Parliament Square.
“I dare you to look into the eyes of a Gazan child and tell him that you tried your best,” he told the crowd. “Our day will come. But we cannot be complacent. Our day will come. But we must normalize genocide as the status quo.”
El-Kurd later responded to the backlash over his statement about normalizing the massacre at X, writing that he “would never say that.”
“I clearly say that we cannot be complacent, we should not normalize genocide,” he wrote. “Deliberately twisting my words is an indication of your own bankruptcy. I am allowed to say the wrong thing. Also: idagf. Call the police! Write a Yelp review!”
Pro-Palestinian supporters have marched through central London as part of a global day of action against Israeli military action against Hamas in Gaza. Guy Bell/Shutterstock
London police released a statement on X saying that authorities are aware of the video and statement.
“Officers are aware of the statement, the comments surrounding it, and subsequent statements issued by the speaker,” the Metropolitan Police said. “They are currently assessing the matter and as part of that assessment will seek to speak to the individual.”
Despite claiming he misspoke in that one instance, a video posted online showed el-Kurd’s speech also directly calling for Zionism to be eradicated from the world.
A pro-Palestinian speaker, Mohammed El-Kurd (not pictured) issued a call to “normalize genocide” during the protest, prompting police to investigate the matter. Guy Bell/Shutterstock
“Zionism is apartheid, it is genocide, it is murder, it is a racist ideology rooted in settler expansion and racial domination, and we must eradicate it from the world,” el-Kurd said.
Obviously not stupid and would never say that. I am clearly saying that we should not be complacent, we should not normalize genocide. Deliberately twisting my words is an indication of your own bankruptcy. I am allowed to say the wrong thing. Also: idagf. Call the police! Write a Yelp review!
— Mohammed El-Kurd (@m7mdkurd) January 13, 2024
He continued: “We must de-Zionise because Zionism is a cult of death, Zionism is untenable.”
Both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrations have erupted in the months since Hamas terrorists sparked the war in Gaza.
London police released a statement on X saying that authorities are aware of the video and statement. AP After Israel responded to the Hamas attack, the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said more than 23,000 Palestinians in Gaza had been killed. Guy Bell/Shutterstock
Hamas terrorists launched a deadly attack on October 7, killing about 1,200 people in Israel, mostly civilians.
About 250 more have been taken hostage, and while some have been released or confirmed dead, more than half are believed to be still being held in Gaza.
A video of a statement made by one of the speakers at yesterday’s protest in central London has been widely shared online.
Officials are aware of the statements, the comments that surround them and subsequent statements issued by the speaker.
They are evaluating the matter and…
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) January 14, 2024
In the 100 days since Israel responded to the Hamas attack, the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says more than 23,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed.
A pro-Israel rally is set to take place in London’s Trafalgar Square on Sunday.
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