Member

To be fair to my noble friend, he recognised the very welcome decision by the Metropolitan Police and the Greater Manchester Police to specifically recognise the impact of the phrase, “Globalise the intifada”. I would say to him that the Prime Minister has made it clear that there is no other interpretation of calls to globalise the intifada than that of a call for violence against Jewish communities, and that they are therefore entirely unacceptable. I commend his words, and I hope that they underscore the seriousness of the Government in tackling this issue. However, this amendment risks creating unnecessary duplication and confusion, and there are existing offences that provide the police with proportionate tools to respond to a range of behaviours.