"A protest organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) will begin in Whitehall at 7pm on Wednesday, marking a week since the terror attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester. Father-of-three Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, were killed during the attack last Thursday. He drove his car at Jews gathering for the holy day of Yom Kippur then attacked others with a knife and tried to storm the synagogue, wearing a fake suicide belt, before being shot dead by armed police."
"The force said on Wednesday it had also become aware of plans by a number of pro-Palestinian groups to also gather in Whitehall at the same time as the CAA protest. The Met explained that while there was no indication that the pro-Palestinian protests will directly counter the CAA, it is our judgement that the coming together of large groups with opposing views in the same location poses a risk of serious disorder."
"Public Order Act conditions have been introduced to prevent anyone taking part in the pro-Palestinian protests from assembling in a specific area around Whitehall. Further conditions have also been imposed to prevent the pro-Palestine protesters from gathering around Great Portland Street and Portland Place as it is close to a synagogue. The Met warned anyone breaching the conditions or encouraging others to do so could be arrested."
Police will deploy officers near a Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) protest in Whitehall marking a week since the Manchester synagogue terror attack that killed two men. The Met became aware of plans by multiple pro-Palestinian groups to gather in the same area and judged that the convergence of opposing large groups posed a risk of serious disorder. Public Order Act conditions prohibit pro-Palestinian protesters from assembling in specified zones around Whitehall, Great Portland Street and Portland Place to protect a nearby synagogue. The Met warned that breaching or encouraging breaches of conditions could lead to arrest and noted expanded powers to restrict repeated demonstrations.
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