“This is a chant that has been frequently heard at pro-Palestinian demonstrations for many years and we are very aware of the strength of feeling in relation to it,” London’s Metropolitan Police said.

By JNS  and EJP

London’s Metropolitan Police Department is aware that “from the river to the sea”—an antisemitic slogan that calls for genocide against Jews—was projected on Big Ben, one of the world’s most iconic landmarks. Yet it didn’t do anything about it.

“This is a chant that has been frequently heard at pro-Palestinian demonstrations for many years and we are very aware of the strength of feeling in relation to it,” the London police department wrote.

“While there are scenarios where chanting or using these words could be unlawful depending on the specific location or context, its use in a wider public protest setting, such as last night, is not a criminal offense,” it added.

“People need permission from both the Commons speaker and Westminster City Council planners to legally project onto the side of the Houses of Parliament,” the Daily Mail reported.

This chant ‘From the River to the Sea” is a rallying cry used by Hamas terrorists calling for the destruction of the State of Israel.

Conservative MP Andreww Percy condemned the use of the slogan as ”genocidal” and a ”message that says no Jews is welcome in the state of Israel or in that land.”

Home Secretary James Cleverly told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: ”It’s very difficult for me to second-guess the operational nature of this.” ”I don’t know how easy it would have been for the police officers to get there,” he added.

Jake Wallice Simons, editor of the Jewish Chronicle, posted on X: ”From the river to the sea’ has only one meaning. We all know what it is. If you’re comfortable with the October 7 atrocities, you’ll find that you’re comfortable with the slogan. If you’re not, then stand up and say so.”