Two men have been charged after threatening to kill Jews at an anti-Israel protest in London during the 2021 conflict between Hamas and Israel, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed.
The Arabic chant, “Khaybar, Khaybar Ya Yahud, Jaish Mohammed Sauf Ya’ud” means “Watch Out Jews, Remember Khaybar, the Army of Mohammed is returning”.
The chant refers to a massacre of Jews by a Muslim army at the seventh-century battle of Khaybar in Arabia. It has long been acknowledged by police and the Crown Prosecution Service that the chant, which is often heard at anti-Israel protests in Britain, amounts to incitement to racial hatred, but until now, prosecutions have been rare.
Khaldoun Ahmad El-Ali, 27, and Mohammad Jihad Al Safi, 25 have been bailed to appear at Westminster magistrates court on May 17. If convicted they face a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.
The two men are accused of uttering the chant at a demonstration in west London on May 22, 2021, which was addressed by the former Labour Party deputy leader John McDonnell.
Source: Jewish Chronicle
This year, we want to do more to bless Israel and the Jewish people.
We know that as we bless Israel this year, God will bless us, just as He promised in Genesis 12:3, “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” Now is the time to bless Israel and the Jewish people.
