IN FULL: New video of Met Police 'openly Jewish' row

An antisemitism campaigner has called for the head of the Metropolitan Police to resign after he was called "openly Jewish" by an officer and threatened with arrest at a pro-Palestinian march in London.
This video filmed by Sky News shows Met Police officers preventing Gideon Falter from crossing a pro-Palestinian march.
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[@RobMulhollandArtist]

This was a complete setup! Police officer was correct and should be praised for not allowing a provocative attention seeker to cause an incident.

[@RolandGabriel-xy5zb]

It sums up the culture

[@placebo2020]

I can’t believe TV channels are giving this so much airtime 🤷‍♂️

[@RandomVideosFirst]

exactly the guys an absolute tool , just wants fame, seen him all over tv stations doing interview

[@placebo2020]

He’s already announced that he will be in the vicinity of the next march. He never wears a kippah in public; exclusively for marches 😂

[@coops1964]

Nonsense.

[@Lizy-rn8tj]

Gideon should be prosecuted for lying and deliberately wasting police time.

[@Streetfussball]

Look at his crew. Shoving phone cam onto the cop face.

[@ibntulun9405]

@@Streetfussball He went on Sky News with Kay Burley and insisted that he was on his own. He's obviously got a couple of heavies with him.

[@PetitsFoursPatisserie]

Start a petition ?

[@ibntulun9405]

He’s threatening to turn up to the protest this Saturday. He may well be arrested this time. The whole media circus was working in his favour over the weekend but is really starting to backfire now. He’s made himself very popular with the police.

[@Lizy-rn8tj]

@@PetitsFoursPatisserie I am definitely thinking about it. It feels unsafe to go to a protest because of guys like him. They are ever so ready to label anyone as antisemitic.

[@abulybah6947]

Gideon is an Israeli citizen, and a political agitator trying to shut down any criticism of Israel_ he doesn't have British interests at heart

[@projectcyclingfitness1160]

Well said👍

[@joancooley1387]

Yes spot On.

[@hannacook859]

It is not true, but for the sake of argument say it was, would that justify stopping Jews from accessing any part of London during anti Jewish rallies?

[@joancooley1387]

@@hannacook859 Now it’s multiple Jewish being stopped. He was asked to go a bit further up before crossing. Bottom line, the Police had him sussed. All the talk in the world won’t change the fact.

[@lauriew3517]

@@hannacook859 It is true -It's called Law and Order - keeping the peace

[@user-cb5td9ll3x]

I'm so Happy that the vast majority of the British people can see what this troublemaker is trying to do. The police are correct on this one.

[@coops1964]

No they are not.

[@mesama-]

Imagine getting the police framed just to play victim. These zio people are so vile

[@doggieclaude]

Me too, I'm proud of the police for their work on these large protests. They deserve more praise, I feel that policing protests must be a very fine line to walk between allowing us our legal freedom and ensuring people aren't hurt

[@Rememberwhatyouknow]

@@coops1964only a psychotic person can agree with another psychotic person

[@UncleMarty]

This one guy has done a WHOLE lot for making Israel look even worse than it already does. What a complete slimeball he is. Credit to the cops, did a great job with someone trying to cause problems.

[@albertbrammer9263]

Falter should be sued by the Met. Wasting police time.

[@PC-lu3zf]

Met are corrupt

[@ibntulun9405]

Yes, the big takeaway from all this is how patient the police were.

[@mesama-]

These zionest always play the victim card bro lying and getting an innocent man framed is wrong they don't understand this

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: - If a States policies are - Starvation,Death Camps,Gas Chambers/White Phosphorus,Ethnic Cleansing,etc - Has the right to exist?

[@TimBrocklebank]

As an Englishman I am happy the Jews are in charge of Britain

[@johndelany8479]

With all due respect. The Jewish man was there to cause trouble. The police job is to protect people. Him walking through the middle of a Pro Palestine march as he is was asking for trouble. The police were correct.

[@maureenbewick7870]

No he wasnt trying to cause trouble he is aloud to walk where he wants too in this country

[@philmartin5689]

@@maureenbewick7870 disingenuous bull. He is a well known pro Israel activist who was there deliberately to provoke a response from the march and the Police, who showed great restraint in not arresting him. I think they should have.

[@thebatcave89]

​@@maureenbewick7870 he tried to instigate a situation with 8 bodyguard with him and had phones out ready to record any issues just to play victim. Who goes to a opposition protest just to walk through a protest just to exercise their right. The guys a tool .

[@ranir247]

This man agenda is just to try stop the marches, because he hates fact Israelis getting exposed.

[@dvvecchio7193]

What’s wrong with exercising his right?

[@henieparillon7860]

The MET police had nothing to apologize for. This guy was intent on causing mischief.

[@lottemarquart]

If this was a 'peaceful demonstration' he should have been able to go where he wanted.

[@fasogeeek]

@@lottemarquarthe wasn’t going anywhere, he was breaching the peace and trying to provoke peaceful demonstrators & police!

[@user-fy5nl2qc5o]

​@@lottemarquart His is troublemakers!!! Its nothing to do with road crossing!!!!

[@riquelme-sw1ph]

A set up. It’s clear he’s looking for trouble and wanted a reaction and came with his team of bodyguards and cameramen. He should have been arrested for a breach of the peace. 13 mins of wasting police time, he should no respect for the law. Why have the met apologised. He is playing the victim but the reality is he’s using this as a means of curtailing protests.

[@TheRainbow2001]

They are being paid

[@racheldonnelly3342]

He should be billed for the 13 minutes he wasted of the police's time. They could have done more productive policing, but were prevented from doing it because of this s.... disturber!

[@arthunter92]

Clearly looking for trouble. The police officer was very patient and professional…

[@caroledowie1773]

Citizens of this country should be allowed to walk wherever they please. If other people have a problem with this and get agitated or angry then THEY are the trouble makers, not the Jewish man.

[@aqshal4084]

@@caroledowie1773 he was repeatedly trying to antagonise the crowd and ignoring police orders, so he can claim I was arrested for being Jewish. Typical hasbaras 🥱🥱🥱

[@caroledowie1773]

@@aqshal4084 He is a British citizen and is allowed to walk wherever he wants. I am sick and tired of all these pro-Palestine protests

[@philmartin5689]

@@caroledowie1773 And Palestinian's are sick of being oppressed.

[@aeronnutley364]

@@caroledowie1773 No by his own admission Gideon Is an Israeli Citizen who happens to live in London, so does that mean ANY foreigner in Britain, regardless or Nationality, is a British Citizen?

[@ozbagat8355]

All apologies should be rescinded. Clearly provoking. Clearly deliberate. Clearly disengenous. Clearly dishonest

[@paulwhite5873]

But he is exposing the lie, that being against Israel is not the same as being anti-jew. The police are saying that because he is a jew he is a provocation. Therefore, they believe that the marchers are anti-jew as well as anti-Israel and they would know.

[@anRoisinDubh]

💯💯💯

[@MrChristyCree]

Provoking people how?

[@ozbagat8355]

@@MrChristyCree he spent half an hour before this clip walking around with his bodyguard waiting for the police to engage with him.

[@MrChristyCree]

@@ozbagat8355 Okay, and?

[@DannyWood7989]

This is embarrassing. He knows exactly what he's doing. He's looking for a reaction or to create a scene. The officer isn't stupid, he knows what's up and is handling it accordingly, despite the anti-semitism card being waved in the air on multiple occasions. You'd get the same treatment at any demonstration or heightened situation like a football match. The officer is in the right. The other guy is fishing for attention.

[@j_sr3608]

Exactly right. He is head of the hardline pro-Israel lobby group CAA and director of JNF, which raises funds to buy land for colonial colonies in Palestine, Gideon Falter "stumbled" upon a pro-Palestinian demonstration in London while accompanied by his bodyguards and a video crew.

[@daden8242]

This guy has two security guys wearing black jackets and sunglasses with him. He’s trying to start something with his mates. Very doggy behavior.

[@peteryyz43]

@daden8242 'doggy behaviour'??: I saw no evidence of them sniffing, biting, humping, or pissing on the cop, whatsoever.

[@hmmmmm2634]

Doggy is the perfect word for Falter

[@spotcatsteve3752]

He's Jewish in London. Protection is a good call.

[@sha22276]

@@spotcatsteve3752 there are tonnes of Jewish people in London, and many of the protesters against Israel's actions were in fact Jewish people from London

[@Marri12345]

@@peteryyz43yes dodgy is the correct word, they were only waiting to get into the crowed to cause trouble, standing there in the back like bots waiting for access was dodgy enough for any observer because it was a crew of people trying to instigate trouble from the backdrop just waiting to get in and they didn’t come to their mates aid because they didn’t want to police to focus on them most likely because they are Israeli agents set out to disrupt the crowd.

[@RaRa-eu9mw]

So it turns out he was repeatedly trying to antagonise the crowd and ignoring police orders.

[@ALIKN1-1]

Exactly

[@stuartmunro2292]

One man antagonises thousands sob sob

[@placebo2020]

Filming in advance as pro actively looking for an argument. Wonder how many times he tried to pretend to want to cross the road.

[@chadmeidl1140]

What are these protesters doing? SAME THING.

[@dogdayaftertaste]

@@chadmeidl1140 Incorrect.

[@user-yj8vx2uu9v]

A trouble maker hes part of a far right jewish extremist group and the police even offered to escort them what more can the police do. He came to deliberately cause a scene. If the police allowed him and their was a scene the police will be blamed. The police were in the right in this scenario.

[@catherinerostanti1738]

Absolutely right!

[@alanpoole6064]

We should all be able to walk were we like don’t people get it

[@abdifatahali-nm5gu]

​@@alanpoole6064 provoking violance is not a right

[@brettt2000]

@@alanpoole6064 and only one group should be able to steal what ever they want from palestinians and other people?

[@white-dragon4424]

@@alanpoole6064 Does that mean that I can walk straight into Buck House or No. 10 Downing Street?

[@rossmax767]

Excellent policing - using common sense to prevent any chance of trouble. He was trying to be provocative.

[@amirraza7706]

Where once the deception would succeeds … it nor fails due to the good people of the west opening their eyes .

[@Aqualung84]

Like Rosa Parks, how dare she cause provocation by sitting at the front!

[@marienkavergnes8134]

Who is causing trouble on the streets every week?

[@thereluctantchristian5687]

This man is clearly trying to instigate division and chaos. Well done this officer

[@MrChristyCree]

How?

[@alexharrison9340]

@@MrChristyCree Zionism is antisemitism.

[@goldenoatie]

Yet the thousands of unemployed terrorist supporters costing the British taxpayer millions are not trying to instigate division?

[@alexxendramoose6723]

@@MrChristyCreeanother juicy

[@mimo5853]

And the anti Israel protestors are also trying to instigate division and chaos. Why is a man accompanied by a few others trying to provoke a reaction a “problem”, but groups of hundreds or thousands trying to provoke reactions, yelling, chanting and making demands are not???

[@timothyrobson3325]

Celtic fan in Glasgow walks into a crowd of Rangers fans.. or vice versa? What would Police Scotland do? They would not allow it. Behaviour likely to bring about a breach of the police. Police are damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Common sense is needed.

[@ecowifey4603]

Sports events can be cancelled, whereas protests have a particular place in a democracy. Being part of the democratic process means that protesters should subject themselves to dialogue and critical scrutiny.

[@timothyrobson3325]

@@ecowifey4603the polis have to keep they peace They should be allowed the discretion to make operational decisions. Citizens should respect them and consider their advice. They, in my opinion, should not seek to made things more difficult for them.

[@seanmacmillan5562]

Agreed, he's did it on purpose. That recording camera was not accident.

[@user-kc6op9nj2y]

Congratulations for the most stupid analogy I have seen this year.

[@siamakalimi2013]

Oh, the Scottish police are so anti-Celtic 🤣

[@pilartamtam]

The standard pattern being used here. Being provocative and then playing the victim card. What a disgrace.

[@PeterPhosphate]

There’s nothing to see here. The police officer was correct. The pedestrian needed to be taken to a safe place to cross the road in order to avoid a conflict with the protesters. It’s just common sense policing. The Met has nothing to apologise for.

[@shellsbignumber2]

Yeah just let mob rule take over.

[@robertheuston8378]

Bullshit

[@CatchyElectroMusic]

being ‘openly Jewish’ may provoke the protesters.

[@johnny71c]

@@robertheuston8378 Well said.

[@ppetal1]

​@@johnny71c😊

[@siamakalimi2013]

What an utterly unreasonable and dishonest baby. "I want to go to the other side this, and no other way" He deliberately wants to cause trouble

[@anjan67]

Why should he detour???🤔

[@shazwunder7967]

​@@anjan67no one would have even noticed him slip through the crowd if he hadn't shown up with his creepy looking "security team" and camera crew.

[@Naomadtingz]

@@anjan67he wanted to cause trouble and that’s all

[@mikeuk666]

​@anjan67 maybe do your research on who he is

[@mdj9765]

He should be charged for wasting police time.

[@avih66]

He wanted to cross the street, and in a normal democratic state, he should have the right to do that, unfortunately, the radical muslim have already started to take over Europe.

[@weinavrmi6504]

As if the London police have better to do with their time 😅

[@JeffreyEpsteinOwnsYou]

In the old days this would have been handled swiftly

[@bokquay]

The POLICE should be CHARGED for wasting TIME, causing NUISANCE and INCONVENIENCE to the PUBLIC because of this SILLY PROTEST!!!

[@terrancedactielle5460]

​@bokquay we live in a free country, people can protest. Deal with it.

[@adamp2426]

Incredibly entitled. Looking to cause an issue and then play victim.

[@inqui5ition]

This literally sums up the actions of the Netanyahu govt for as long as it has been in power

[@andypeutherer4218]

And film it for propoganda

[@joancooley1387]

@@inqui5ition. Spot On.

[@joancooley1387]

@@andypeutherer4218Or to make himself look a complete Pratt.

[@gerrycastlemanwarde5933]

Its backfired for him!

[@ngiles1000]

Doing his very best to get arrested so he can claim I was arrested for being Jewish. Very ‘telling’

[@honeyho9890]

Mind reader?

[@placebo2020]

Sky News may as well rebranded Anti-Semitism News. 22 killed in Gaza today hardly got a mention non-stop listening to this staged soap opera.

[@robjo5954]

​@@honeyho9890.. no just using their eyes and ears. Common sense.

[@lazygweetarist]

Really? And what exactly did he 'do'?

[@placebo2020]

He claimed he wanted to cross the road then *refused* when provided a route 🤔

[@hananamro]

He is not just any citizen trying to go by, he is the head of a group advocating to ban pro Palestinians protest. The policeman told him they saw him moving with the protest he is not just casually walking by.

[@avih66]

He wanted to cross the street, and in a normal democratic state, he should have the right to do that, unfortunately, the radical muslim have already started to take over Europe. Calling Jews "trouble makers" only shows that antisemtisem still exists and on the rise in 2024, only proves that the Jews need and independent and free state - Israel.

[@joelhall5124]

And? Is that a crime now?

[@SelfObserved]

​​@@joelhall5124Inciting racial tension and inciting violence is. The cops are not this nice usually I am amazed he did not go much harsher. On a different note, incredible how this person expresses expectation for the Met to facilitate his attempts of inciting disturbance because "jewish people have to be safe in the streets" He goes against his own safety with his unreasonable, aggressive and arrogant behaviour. It is obvious that he sees everything and everyone around him beneath him and everyone else's rights below his. Disgusting behaviour, it should be him apologising to the policeman.

[@themnocrat]

@@joelhall5124 I guess if there were cars instead of protestors in the road he would have the right to step into traffic.

[@olafsigursons]

OK, so those demonstrator are not as pacifist as they tell us? Otherwise why would he needed protection?

[@timothyabraham13]

I feel for the policeman who is just trying to keep the peace in a very difficult situation.

[@Gigi-irish]

Gideon is known agitator, this was a set up

[@rosemarques9973]

L'Angleterre c'est devenu l'islam le terreau des terroristes les amoureux du Hamas quelle horreur! les Juifs peuvent même plus promener dans la rue parce que la secte du Hamas à coloniser l'Angleterre..😏

[@placebo2020]

Sky News started to show more and more of these type of videos. Race to the bottom competing with GBBs for gutter journalism! 🤔

[@dovetonsturdee7033]

@@placebo2020 Presumably, only your opinions are the correct & acceptable ones?

[@placebo2020]

@@dovetonsturdee7033 It’s becoming the norm to use private *phone recordings* as *headline news*

[@reahuntley507]

He was expecting to cause trouble that is why his bodyguard with the sunglasses is stood near him all the time. Who goes for a stroll with a bodyguard

[@hmustafa6500]

Funny how he had the cameras ready and waiting for a reaction, when he is caught by the police for lying

[@user-fw5zd9nd1r]

Because they are both crisis actors..

[@simoncox9689]

Gideon Falter, CEO of hardline pro Israel lobby group CAA and director of JNF which raises money to acquire land for colonial settlements in Palestine - just happened to have “stumbled” across a pro-Palestinian protest in London - with his body guards and film crew in tow

[@lazygweetarist]

No, a guy who happened to be Jewish was advised that the weekly protests are unsafe for Jews to be around, and was advised that he would be arrested (not the people who might cause him harm) for being Jewish.

[@adambattersby8934]

Yeah. One minute we're told these are "peaceful" protesters and the next minute someone is being told not to go near them because they are likely to be racist thugs.

[@davidb9531]

@@lazygweetaristpull the other one fella it’s got bells on it

[@emmaeltringham91]

@@lazygweetarist Whilst both posts could be true i actually go with the first one, not yours.

[@IrishEyesAreSmiling]

Tony Blair is an honorary patron of that. Its sickening.!

[@CW-xf1li]

The problem is not with him being Jewish. We're not stupid. There are plenty Jews marching too. There always has been.

[@gerrycastlemanwarde5933]

Agreed!

[@christinemarshall1366]

There are plenty of Jews being threatened too - the police only protect Muslims.

[@MmmAaaMmmAaa..__..]

Plenty… okay.

[@monicacarolina6480]

@@breerarani4247 WHAT, explain that to this Jew please

[@shairafaiza7261]

@@MmmAaaMmmAaa..__.. Jewish Voice For Palestine

[@captainkirk4519]

I am Jewish and this man is an embarrassment and a trouble maker. If the MET chief gets fired over this - which he certainly shouldn't - on this man's head be it.

[@andythevet9]

Absolutely. I fear that his personality and actions will be associated with everyone else of his religion. This would be wrong.

[@peterdale7896]

This man brings embarrassment to the Jewish Community in London. He is being deliberately confrontational. The Police Officer is doing his duty ' To prevent a Breach of The Peace'. And Sky News just happens to be there. Really? Another once great source of news gone to the dogs.

[@MrChristyCree]

@@peterdale7896 Imagine thinking that the way to preserve the peace is to hinder minorities going about their day.

[@MrChristyCree]

How is he a trouble maker?

[@jamesdevlin6373]

​@@MrChristyCree just going for a stroll, minding his own business, yeah, sure. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@scathachmuirisc7149]

Perhaps this man was being openly provocative to create trouble. The policeman was attempting to keep him safe. The fact that his 'pals' were filming prove the purpose of this video. And they want someone to lose their job over this?

[@igoralexandershnaidstein1599]

In what way provocative?one against this mad crowd?

[@lauriew3517]

@@igoralexandershnaidstein1599 Talking about the Tory Party ?

[@joancooley1387]

@@lauriew3517Ha Ha Ha ! !

[@Bigtuff123]

The Israeli lobby’s have many actors worldwide including the majority of Hollywood

[@bernard33]

Provocation for being openly Jewish? So it’s not a peaceful rally then. Very muslim world

[@jesusk1358]

Who said this guy isn't a provocateur? It's obvious.

[@voicecommunities4810]

The Met Police didn't do anything wrong. The Police are doing everything possible to maintain LAW & ORDER!

[@avih66]

This isnt law and order. This only shows that antisemtisem still exists and on the rise in 2024, only proves that the Jews need and independent and free state - Israel.

[@12zxgglol]

So law and order dictates that Jews can cross the street now?

[@dazzle1933]

Law and order is not allowing the Hamas terrorist dicate the rules

[@MmmAaaMmmAaa..__..]

The Met Police made the right call here, of course. But this man’s point is still valid. The point is: any Pro-Palestine protester can walk through a Pro-Israel protest and will be unharmed. But anyone supporting Israel or visibly jewish walking through a Pro-Palestine protest can expect the looming threat of violence at best, or actual violence at worst. The Police are all too aware of that, and that is why they made the right call here, but that doesn’t mean we should ignore what this man is trying to convey. The lawsuit may not go very far but this person’s message should.

[@MrStuv]

In case this comment is not meant to be a joke, I would say this: Those cops do what's easier for them. It maintains the law and order dictated by those criminals. It should not be like that. A man of any sort should be able to express his rights regardless of some people's will. A protest should not be dangerous to anybody.

[@AliKhan-cd7hs]

The police officer needs a promotion for his calm manner, I could never be as patient hence I’m not a police officer.

[@karyne826]

Definitely. He had the patience of a Saint with that guy.

[@tattylu3780]

Definitely

[@abulchoudhury3545]

I can't believe the Met Police had to apologise for this!

[@monicacarolina6480]

I can

[@leonardhodgkinson5007]

Mr Falter needs to grow up and stop being a menace

[@shahzadrafiq4534]

Mr falter wants police commissioner replaced with one who upholds apar.theid

[@dazzle1933]

The menace are the prtotesters

[@joancooley1387]

@@dazzle1933. Because they are shouting the loudest. It’s the quieter ones, with their deviousness that can be the most dangerous.

[@karyne826]

And a big nuisance. Met Police have a hard enough job.

[@susantambling527]

The policeman was extremely professional dealing with this guy who is clearly gaslighting him. Just trying to raise issues of anti semitism where none exists. They demean themselves

[@nancymarusic3064]

If none exists than what's the problem??

[@tattylu3780]

💯

[@ledrurollins9970]

This man was looking to create an issue. The police were under stress because of the march. The police were incredibly considerate at the outset but he was being deliberately awkward. Of course he was openly Jewish, he was wearing a kippah. If he wore a kilt you'd say he was openly a Scot.

[@avih66]

Create an issue? Tf? He wanted to cross the street, and in a normal democratic state, he should have the right to do that, unfortunately, the radical muslim have already started to take over Europe.

[@Anglo-Saxon-lover]

Why is it an issue to be Jewish? He was just trying to walk across the street

[@user-hv1sz1pl1g]

@@Anglo-Saxon-lover don't be dense. older generation complain abt wokeness but this is peak entitlement

[@goldiegirl7247]

@@user-hv1sz1pl1gJews have been assured the city is safe ...but, as this guy has proved it's clearly not safe....nothing dense about that matey!

[@davelawton2135]

If a man attacks another man who is to blame the victim or the attacker

[@mnisar22]

Gideon is with his security. With his camera crew. This is a clear provocation. Since when is Gideon a victim in this? I hope the peaceful jewish community calls out this fake man for the sake of jewish integrity! Its making the jewish community not look good at all.

[@doggieclaude]

Agree. Jewish people are mostly good, kind people of faith. Falter is making their lives more difficult, and I am furious that he is doing that. Basically he is trying to stoke racial hatred, and he needs to be prosecuted for incitement

[@sha22276]

Exactly, I agree 💯​@@doggieclaude

[@user-pq3wi7jy1p]

He is creating what he is complaining of, devious.

[@mnisar22]

Criticism of Israel is not Criticism on the Jewish Faith. We Critisize Iran for example this does not mean we automatically Critisize Muslims. Or we Critisize Usa that does not mean we critisize all Americans!! People need to realise this simple but logical Fact and stop claiming to be a victim. As the majority of the public are not stupid.

[@williamprice6318]

I think it's standard procedure to keep opposing groups separate at protests, it's obvious why, the police were preventing a worse situation. I don't really see this as anything new or surprising. His views are well known and approaching the group of protesters as closely as he wanted to was to aggrevate the situation, it was not an innocent stroll he wanted to approach them for a purpose. The right to protest exists in this country, interfering with that isn't cool. The right thing to do would have been to organise a counter-protest, I'm sure the police would probably try to stop pro-palestine individuals from approaching too closely to such a protest, as is sensible, to avoid a mass brawl

[@LesleyMcKay-lt2tt]

He wasn't a counter protest. He wanted to cross the road. If these marches aren't safe for Jews, they should be banned.

[@DavidVreeland-tr1dv]

@williamprice6318 I get your point about trying to keep different sides away from each other however I think this case is a little special. The guy didn’t have any Israeli flags or anti Palestine stuff on him just a Torah. It was obvious that the only reason he was there was to provoke someone to do something antisemitic however, simply being Jewish shouldn’t be considered a provocation nor should being Muslim inherently be a provocation to pro Israelis.

[@avih66]

He wanted to cross the street, and in a normal democratic state, he should have the right to do that, unfortunately, the radical muslim have already started to take over Europe.

[@Cashrock]

@@LesleyMcKay-lt2tt lol yes he is, his name is Gideon Falter and he's a provocateur.

[@williamprice6318]

@@DavidVreeland-tr1dv Yeah I agree an openly Jewish man should be allowed to attend a pro-Palestine protest and the other way round. However, he is a very well known hardline pro-Israeli figure, maybe the police knew who he was and that came into it. Maybe the protesters knew who he was and reacted to him, which may have caused the police to do what they did. It's a bit like stopping Tommy Robinson from attending a BLM march. Maybe in an isolated way it would seem ok, but given more context it would be obvious to most that it is a provokation. What isn't clear in alot of the video is that he turned up with his own film crew and bodyguards. He knew what the response would be because it is standard procedure, then cries about mistreatment, he isn't hurt, he's happy that this, it has given him a platform to promote himself and his views.

[@AlanStanton]

Please watch the entire video and note that the police officer engages politely and offers to find another route across the road and to accompany Mr Falter. Anyone who has been on or seen a demonstration in London will have seen that the police will try to separate plainly opposing groups. Also to ensure that marchers keep to the agreed route and away from traffic. When I went on marches we made a point of talking in a friendly way to police officers and this civility was returned. I was not on this march but have been on many others. In my experience at no point did anyone on a march I took part in or observed try to stop people joining or leaving that march or pausing to sit and rest. There were usually gaps when other pedestrians could easily cross over. Organisers of marches spoke beforehand to the police and if an officer gave us instructions we followed these. (Usually these were about traffic and avoiding accidents.) We respected the fact that the police were AT WORK and doing a job they do know about. London's estimated population is about 9.7 million people. Balancing everyone's rights is not simple.

[@super_happy_alien509]

Thumbs up, but people making dumb fear making comments on both side seem to only understand few words at a time.

[@willbee6785]

The police officer was using common sense. Use yours.

[@sp-dm8ej]

Common sense = pathetic unaccountability

[@Jamie_Wulfyr]

He didn't advise him. He didn't warn him that it may not be a good idea. He threatened to arrest him for "being openly Jewish". I wasn't aware that we had legislated The Nuremberg Racial Purity Laws in the UK. In fact,if I remember correctly,we fought a long, economically crushing and very bloody war in order to prevent this kind of thing happening in our country. Now,if any of these flag-wavers feel as passionate about their cause as my Grandad did about British freedom they can do what he did. They can enlist to fight for Palestine and make a difference. Because they're not making any difference here. All of this is as effective as a woke social media post. They're just getting in everyone's way. They do this so that they can feel like they're doing something whilst achieving absolutely nothing. If they felt that strongly they'd do what British men did during the Spanish Civil War. They'd put their money where their mouths are and go over there to fight.

[@mohamedismail2485]

So if, say, a Liverpool fan wanted to confront thousands of Man United fans in the street, police should just step aside to not be labelled “anti-scouser”?

[@ecowifey4603]

What if it was someone who just happened to have a Liverpool accent?

[@RaRa-eu9mw]

Well well well. Seems we didn't get the full story first time around eh.

[@timt1717]

Yet Sky had the footage. They need looking at

[@marcusm663]

He also wants a five year old girl arrested. Apparently she beat him up and stole his lunch money. Totally anti-semitic behaviour. I AM OUTRAGED.

[@marcgarner4017]

The Police officer should be commended. He was saying that he did not want to risk Gideon getting hurt by him taking the route he was insisting upon and suggested an alternative route. Responsible policing demonstrated.

[@Lizy-rn8tj]

Gideon Falter resides at Prince Albert Road, London NW1 7SN, where there are 10 synagogues nearby. However, he chooses to walk for an hour to reach to a demonstration site, then decides to walk in the middle of the crowed in the opposite direction of the flow of movement to attend a synagogue. Who does that? Besides, none of their wedding photos show any kippah on their heads. Gideon is a trustee of the Jewish National Fund for Israel, essentially a Zionist trust fund since 1939. He holds directorships in 8 other such companies. He is a millionaire, and he was certainly trying to cause a scene to attract attention, as he is doing now.

[@noreenyasin4584]

Shame on the ones giving him that attention 😒

[@ppetal1]

A Cancer in every way.

[@unawatson654]

He has a camera crew in tow he deliberately is antagonists his purpose is to cause trouble No apologies needed to him He should be applying for his attempt to cause harm to the police

[@projectcyclingfitness1160]

Thanx for letting concerned viewers know about some of this suspect's background👍 Clearly, he presented himself there with no good intension, attempting to incite a flareup, with his film crew at the ready. The MET did the right thing, having supected him, but also need to investigate him, rather apologising & appeasing his kind of far right racist etc

[@twistedcherrypop]

Dont display peoles personal addresses

[@4th_Disciple]

Professional Victim!

[@user-gr5pb3hc6d]

The police are damned if they do and damned if they don't. Simple answer, ban all marches until people learn to behave themselves properly in this country.

[@mryellow6918]

if the police want all these anti hate crime laws, then they too have to follow and not just open up with your being openly jewish.

[@shairafaiza7261]

That's called a police state 😂😂😂

[@alainDA516]

If he were really going about his daily business as he claims, would he really want to cross that crowd, start a fight (given the highly emotional nature of this protest), which could escalate, cause a lot of damage, put himself at risk and then put the officers who'd have to intervene at unnecessary risk as well, just because it's his "right" to walk to the streets as he wishes? Especially given that the police officer offered him a low risk solution to help him to go about his business? I've also read today that he said he would "continue to attend these protests", which of course implies that he really was there to stir up trouble in the first place, and not there randomly.

[@hmustafa6500]

He intentionally walked into the protesters seeking a provocative situation but ended up getting caught and now regrets it. KMT.

[@xFF7xGIRLx]

Looks to me like that police man was just trying to protect him. That Jewish guy just wanted to start an argument.

[@tonyfincham6126]

Pity Sunak didnt see this before opening his mouth .

[@RedPillRachel]

What did "he" say?

[@hannacook859]

​@@RedPillRachel he said absolutely nothing. He backs the police and is in denial these are hate marches, and will and did fire anyone to point out reality

[@hannacook859]

​@@RedPillRachel he said nothing.

[@joancooley1387]

tonyfincham6. Spot On and Braverman. She labelled them hate marchers straight away. Vested interests.

[@4th_Disciple]

​@@joancooley1387 Yup Braverman and Sunak have personal Business invest ments in Israel

[@baz10510k]

I think this police officer is just doing his job.

[@simeonpaskell]

I'm not a huge fan of the Met....but these officers got this absolutely correct. The gentleman was clearly desperate to either get arrested or inflame some kind of violence.

[@kevinbrady8420]

The man’s face is not blurred but the policeman’s is? Is he not openly a police officer?

[@manofwar2354]

Afraid from chosen people

[@Gio.761]

The Jew man wanted trouble

[@mikescott2099]

They are protecting the racist police officer

[@MF-hq9mq]

@@Gio.761🤡

[@placebo2020]

He doesn’t want to cross the road he just wants to be the victim. Antisemitism gets more coverage on Sky News than the deaths of Palestinians in Gaza.

[@RodeDanny]

His baiting tactics won't work. Pretending to be a victim while being the bully.

[@tilalmanzoor578]

Mr Falter is either simple minded or being deliberately disingenuous and trying to provoke the police into an impossible situation. He would likely be perfectly safe going into the crowd, but what if something happened. This poor policeman was exemplary and showed tremendous patience with this proactive man. I've been on lots of demonstrations for various causes and the police keep opposing parties separate as prevention is better than dealing with a potential negative outcome.

[@PatrickBeowolf-jt4nq]

I'm wondering if this had been Palestine and there was thousands of Israelis on a protest March and a small group of Palestinians wearing a kaffiyeh wanted to cross over the road through the demonstration whether Israeli police would have acted with the degree of support the British police officer was trying to respectfully help and calm the situation. My understanding is the Israeli police would have reacted differently

[@suzy7726]

Israel protests are peaceful not full of hate

[@peterwillson1355]

Where is Palestine?

[@kevinb9830]

What does 'Israeli police' have to do with it? And he wasn't trying to help - he threatened to arrest a man for essentially looking Jewish.

[@user-qp2fs3kp9z]

He is not an Israeli although he is Jewish

[@user-bu9nb8wr6e]

We are not in Palestinian we are in London and he should be able to walk freely in the capital city. This has nothing to do with Palestinian this is about London. Two wrongs do not make a right and whataboutism doesn't work with balanced minds.

[@lslad]

I am no fan of the police but seems the coppers in this clip were very polite, and had an abundance of patience with the chap, who just wanted to be a pain and cause a nusance.

[@Totajee79]

💯

[@jessicarule2148]

Any person should be free to walk where they want peacefully, without being harassed by rowdy crowds

[@joancooley1387]

@@jessicarule2148Go tell Israel that.

[@abdullahjan4567]

He in his many interviews keeps lying that he was alone, but it is clearly visible in this video that he has couple of people with him “to simply walk across the road”.

[@Leo-qn5ek]

The police were just doing their job. If he had gone further he would have disrupted a planned peaceful demonstration. The police used an unfortunate phrase to clarify an obvious point. He was lucky not to have been arrested.

[@Azda-emina]

The police man was professional throughout

[@mtmakmak1236]

Never saw this outcry when anyone is stopped by the police . This guy has one thing on his mind and it worked - he played everyone for a fool. The police were doing their job

[@paulreader7353]

Playing the victim as usual

[@clive373]

He went looking for confrontation, he wants trouble.

[@user-xt8pv3he3m]

Why can't he go where he wants. Walking on central London as a jew isn't looking for trouble. Participation in anti jewish hate marches is looking for trouble

[@dogdayaftertaste]

@@user-xt8pv3he3m Incorrect.

[@boogertait]

THIS IS FLUCKIN NUTS MAN

[@CriticalThinker-Lad]

This will happen everywhere islam is aloud to settle

[@simeondawkins6358]

i feel its only gonna get worse and its already far beyond fucked up

[@Yuki.2022]

Why ?

[@shahzadrafiq4534]

He is an organiser of counter protests. The policeman was right. With this video he is calling for police chief to be sacked to a more pro Israel one and apply apartheid

[@StevenKeery]

​@@CriticalThinker-Lad: Allowed*

[@BenOhr]

I don’t like London nowadays

[@garethbuckeridge6910]

Neither do I and have been keeping away since October when all these protests started kicking in.

[@tomatomi8041]

Nobody does

[@Gigi-irish]

Don’t go there then

[@ori1676]

Sad but London fell already, the Muslims are the majority there

[@eysadiq9088]

​@@ori1676 o shut up! Nothing has fallen, this is the uk, we live under uk law. Stop crying

[@jonhiggins8390]

People like this are pissing on the graves of those that died in the camps. They can’t even see it.

[@VoiceSriLanka]

*He should be arrested for failing to obey police orders

[@Chris-CBP]

This is a Monty python sketch

[@carmelobazzano5703]

The bloke is better advised to seek IOF protection to cross the road.

[@MO-sx5di]

Can someone send this video to Sunak who asked for police commissioner being fired over this???😮😮

[@andythevet9]

The police officer is a Saint! I fear I could never show that level of calm patience. Falter is indeed just trying to prove a point. He wouldn't be allowed to cross the road if it was a state funeral, so why in this instance? Falter is just a person; please everyone don't dislike every person of his colour or religion just because of him.

[@BumberClarke]

Trouble maker baiting the police how more pathetic can they get

[@bevmaynard]

As a Jew I feel ashamed of Mr Falters constant lies and deliberate provocation of the police and peaceful protesters

[@monicacarolina6480]

peaceful? This Jew sees things different.

[@BruceWayne-he6hb]

@@monicacarolina6480extremely peaceful marches and a peaceful Jew here that sees just that

[@chriswebb5269]

Thought the Police Officer dealt with him very calmly and professionally.

[@sarahkhan8383]

That policeman needs to be awarded,the policeman has shown incredible patience whilst facing this genocide supporter of a man who funds Israeli settlements in Israel. Shame on the media for giving this man air time.

[@lesleywalden3398]

no if the marches are peaceful than he has the right to walk where he wants if the marches are not about peace then they should be stopped

[@ponderingspirit]

The cop thought he was being disingenuous and stirring up a response. It was his interpretation. He offered him a safe passage away from the moving crowd. Nothing antisemitic about it.

[@ponderingspirit]

@@rightherethereeverywhere They were but he suspected he was being confrontational and looking for a response which he got. Now he can claim to be the eternal victim

[@morpheusspirit6609]

Good point!! 👍🏽 But I sense the Jewish want actually wanted a confrontation with the Pro Gaza match to create a response from them.

[@lisah9561]

@@morpheusspirit6609 well, the response would only be one of peace? surely?

[@maayan6831]

@@morpheusspirit6609 Classic victim blaming. If they are not violent there will be no response. My bet, they wouldn't be so worried about a muslim man crossing a pro Israel Jewish march. Maybe some are just more violent than others...

[@bilalsim124]

⁠thousands of open Jewish people attend every week all over the world, wear t-shirts and huge banners stating they are Jewish and come to no harm from the protesters or the police. So it makes me wonder about this man who walked against the crowd and caused so much an issue that the police notice and approached him to tell him to take a different route round (even tho there were other open Jewish people in the protest).

[@robjo5954]

This full video doesnt get enough air time and the media should report what actually happened not what this antagnoiser wants everyone to believe.

[@joancooley1387]

We’re looking at a war on truth.

[@shoka2111]

The police officer is right and very polite

[@believertv786]

He deliberately want to cross the road, while one of his colleague will be amongst the protectors. To push him about. So they can justify the march is hate. Very cunning Devils.

[@clementine2938]

Indeed .They'll try anything to stop anti-Israeli marches..

[@muhmuhmuh8913]

That's exactly what it was. People are noticing.

[@monicacarolina6480]

I always thought the UK is a free country. Hmmm, I was wrong.

[@monicacarolina6480]

DevilS??? like more devils. Explain

[@maxcritchley619]

​@@monicacarolina6480if the protesters suddenly decided they didn't want to walk their pre planned route. They wanted to veer off and walk a completely different route and block traffic are they allowed to walk where they want? When man u fans where bussed into Liverpool and escorted to and from the grounds by the police could a bunch of Everton supporters walk into the middle of them? No because that would cause a breach of the peace.

[@joancooley1387]

The arrogance is overwhelming. The police were nothing but respectful to him. They offered him a viable exit , which didn’t suit his plan. Had he had his way and even caused a minimal scuffle, he would have victimised himself. He hasn’t innocently walked into this, it even looks as though he may have ‘minders’ with him. To blame the police officers for this is disgusting. He seems oblivious to the fact that much of the world’s sympathy is evaporating and his frame of mind is part of the problem.

[@punchy1325]

If a Muslim marched the wrong way through a pro Israeli march, you'd say he was a troublemaker or an antagonist or antisemitic this guy is anti-Islamic its very clear to see My personal opinion is that they are all fanatics

[@corinth492]

I agree they are and the should keep their conflict away from our shores.

[@punchy1325]

@feastables6 not everyone there is Palestinian 🤣🤣🤣 and not every English man is protestant hence the Jewish guy 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@goldenoatie]

Yet that is exactly what is happening. The marchers are preventing him from crossing the road of which he is entitled to do. It isn’t for us to be intimidated by crowds of terrorists. It is them that are provoking and costing the taxpayer millions when not one of the marchers are employed or have any knowledge of why they are marching.

[@monicacarolina6480]

Sure

[@owi2056]

This is not anti islam. Pro Palestime is all sort of people jewish people are also in this demonstrating. This men is right wing zionist group. Well done police officer.

[@thetopcat8946]

Is that the Gideon who spoke out about Tommy Robinson a supporter of the Jewish people? What goes around comes around

[@jamesfield4858]

If only all our police were of the same quality seen here. Shame upon those dimwitted and ignorant players on other media platforms that have criticised this officer for being insensitive; idiots.

[@davedee923]

If the road is blocked, walk round. Carnivals, roadworks, marches, cycle events - they all block roads. Would Gideon have insisted on walking across the road had it been cordened off for roadworks or a cycle event?

[@gerrycastlemanwarde5933]

Walking around would not get the reaction he wanted!

[@onanysundrymule3144]

He could get some practice in walking across the M62 or across a busy railway, because 'he has a right to cross', just saying.

[@ecowifey4603]

They don't place every week in the middle of a capital city.

[@davidscott9341]

A trouble maker who is safe charge him with wasting police time

[@monicacarolina6480]

Owh wow...shall we charge those pro Palestine/ pro Hamas protestors too, who disrupt our cities and swallow police resources?

[@bossdeman]

The Met Officer was extremely patient with this man.

[@sharonmurtagh3154]

People say that the officer should be reprimanded, I think he is incredibly patient and polite. How much time and man power was wasted on this joker, if anyone should charged with anything then how about the joker being charged with wasting police time ! What an absolute TOOL !!! 🙄

[@Rachel_M_]

Politcal hit job on Rowley. How quick was Braverman in calling for his resignation?

[@Lizy-rn8tj]

Braverman's husband is Israeli Zionist

[@joancooley1387]

Spot On.

[@dil73wars55]

Policeman done nothing wrong, that Jews guy is very arrogant and arguing with

[@toplplayz]

The police are doing their job. This guy clearly went there to cause trouble and came with plan. Now, he is searching for sympathy. Attention seeker..

[@bardylon]

Disgraceful that he is trying to get the policeman sacked just for having better judgment and protecting him from his own reckless intent.

[@matthewrotherham1]

Exactly. The media should be held to account for their knee jerk reporting of this trash.

[@earnestequivocation6250]

Braverman was Home Secretary when she offended a Holocaust survivor. She was also Home Secretary when she called the marches ‘hate marches’. Why wasn’t she sacked?

[@joancooley1387]

Well said. A really sensible question.

[@rubenrazak4031]

Police are concerned for this trouble makers safety , nothing wrong here. Police doing their job

[@user-kc6op9nj2y]

Maybe he could be concerned for his safety by arresting your violent friends? Stupid.

[@ajipaul1239]

He has no freedom of walking in London

[@avih66]

He wanted to cross the street, and in a normal democratic state, he should have the right to do that, unfortunately, the radical muslim have already started to take over Europe. Calling Jews "trouble makers" only shows that antisemtisem still exists and on the rise in 2024, only proves that the Jews need and independent and free state - Israel.

[@w3155ach]

I wonder if the IDF would have been more polite in the west bank?

[@121mcvUK]

the copper is preventing a possible crime from taking place which is a good thing , on the other hand its not the Jew that would be committing the crime , he should be able to walk freely ..

[@PeterKaul-wl8en]

For an unexpected event, it’s funny that he has a couple of minders following him. Does he go everywhere with them?

[@TheLuminousOne]

working for mossad

[@PeterKaul-wl8en]

@@TheLuminousOne apparently it’s now been revealed that one of his “friends” works as security at the Israeli embassy.