Palestinian-supporting protests described as 'not in keeping with British values' after Manchester attack, British home secretary states

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The Interior Minister expressed dismay that pro-Palestinian protests continued on Thursday after the terror attack that took the lives of two men near a Jewish place of worship in the city of Manchester.

The home secretary additionally appealed to demonstrators to "reconsider" from plans to organize marches in the days ahead.

"I do think that continuing in this manner appears un-British, it feels misguided," she stated concerning demonstrations arranged for this weekend.

Demonstrators in central London protesting the Israel's naval forces stopping a flotilla transporting humanitarian assistance to Gaza clashed with police officers near the Prime Minister's residence on Thursday evening.

Large crowds carrying Palestinian flags and placards could be observed on the government district into the night.

The Metropolitan Police reported that fourty individuals had been taken into custody. A half-dozen of those arrested were charged with attacks against law enforcement personnel.

"It is important to make a distinction between events unfolding in the Middle Eastern region and situations developing at home," the minister stated during a breakfast show on Friday morning.

"I would say to individuals who are considering to join a protest is to reconsider briefly for a short while, and consider if you had lost a family member to a terror attack in this country," she emphasized.

There were "substantial" powers to defend the freedom to protest, she stated, but they could be set aside on the advice of the police.

"I can follow guidance from the police, if they were to tell me there was an inability to handle and to police the demonstrations, then there are powers that are at my disposal," she clarified.

Jewish community representatives express apprehensions

Britain's senior rabbinical leader stated that many people of the Jewish community asked why marches in solidarity of Palestinian advocacy groups had been authorized to take place.

The group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the summer. At various protests following the ban, numerous individuals have been arrested for expressing solidarity for the group, which has secured authorization to dispute the ban.

"Some of them feature blatant anti-Jewish sentiment, direct backing for the militant group. Not every single person, however there is considerable of these elements, which undoubtedly represents dangerous to many within our society," the religious leader stated.

"You cannot separate the words on our streets, the behavior of people in this way, and what inevitably results, which was Thursday's violent act."

Additionally, he urged the government "once more", to "get a grip on these protests, they are dangerous."