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100,000 March Against Antisemitism in London, Former PM Boris Johnson Attends

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon Arrested at the March Amid Rising Hate Crimes Against Jews

  • An estimated 100,000 people, including former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, attended a march against antisemitism in London.
  • Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, was arrested at the march for refusing to comply with a direction to disperse.
  • The march was organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and was supported by numerous Jewish communal groups and non-Jewish organizations.
  • The march comes amid a steep rise in hate crime, especially against the capital's Jewish community, with 554 reports of antisemitic offences in London between October 1 and November 1.
  • The demonstration was held a day after a large pro-Palestinian rally in London, where 18 people were arrested.
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