Pro-Hamas Rally Speeches May Be Illegal, UK Terror Watchdog Says

The remarks came as the Metropolitan Police sought urgent guidance on what’s the charging thresholds relating to hate crime as the force receives more reports.

Protesters during a March for Palestine in London on Oct. 14, 2023. James Manning/PA

Some speakers in pro-Palestine rallies may have broken the law by glorifying terrorism, the UK’s terrorism watchdog said.

The remarks made by Jonathan Hall, KC, came just before the Metropolitan Police deployed more than 1,000 officers on Saturday to police another pro-Palestinian demonstration in central London as the Israel-Hamas war entered the eighth day.