He said regular marches on the streets of London and other cities since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict could escalate into hate speech and anti-Semitism.

Government political violence czar John Jack Wooddock said he was concerned about the "limited" police response to the protests.

Seven arrests were made during a march of thousands in London on Saturday, including one man seen carrying a coffin with offensive language written on it and another chanting "intifada revolution".

Scotland Yard said officers also arrested a 74-year-old man in counter-protests on suspicion of inciting violence.

Woodcock, who is due to publish a long-awaited report on political violence and disruption this week, told Sky News: "I have been concerned for many months about what the police have been able to do to strike a balance between people, She seems limited in that."The right to protest with the cumulative effect of marching in central London on a weekly basis."

“This is causing large parts of the community, large parts of our Jewish community in London, to be apprehensive about going into the city centre.”

"This is a very inconvenient situation."

"There has been substantial levels of criminality and disorder and anti-Semitic material on the margins of the march."

Shapps told GB News: “It worries me, it worries the government too.,

"I was happy to see that there were about ten arrests yesterday. We have had many cases in the past, I think the police need to pay very close attention to all these things."

"We see the impact on people. It makes people feel very uncomfortable when marches sometimes overstep their legitimate right to protest and express their views – that's not the issue – when they see anti-Semitism, hate speech. , extends to racism. That's where the problem lies and we 100 percent support the police taking the necessary action.,

“I see now that they have charged hundreds of people over the last few months, and there were a large number of arrests yesterday, which is the right way to deal with these things.”

In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main political rival Ben Gantz has threatened to quit the war cabinet if a plan is not drawn up by June 8 that includes an international administration for Gaza after the war.

Shapps told Times Radio: "We keep making the point to Israel that we have a plan that is incredibly important – a Gaza that will not be run by Hamas, a terrorist organization, but by the Palestinians."

"It cannot be in anyone's interests to remain in Gaza for a long time, least of all Israel's interests."

The Cabinet minister also defended Britain's efforts to get aid into Gaza, although he acknowledged that the new US-built ferries would have only a limited impact.He told the BBC that it would be "ridiculous" to suggest that ferries are the answer, but added: "Does that mean we shouldn't do it? Absolutely not. Of course, we should do it."

“The United Kingdom, without much fanfare, is delivering aid by sea, air, road and ferries are another way of getting aid, and we are helping to organize its dispatch from Cyprus.”

“We have the command and control ship RFA Cardigan Bay in the Mediterranean, so we are assisting in delivering that aid to land in Gaza.

“Of course, this is not enough.I mean, it would be ridiculous to suggest otherwise."




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