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Britain's Interior Minister voiced disappointment that pro-Palestinian demonstrations went ahead on Thursday evening after the terror attack that took two lives near a synagogue in Manchester.
Britain's home secretary additionally called on demonstrators to "step back" from intentions to stage marches in the days ahead.
"I believe that proceeding in this fashion seems un-British, it feels inappropriate," she stated regarding protests planned for this week.
Protesters in downtown London demonstrating against the Israeli navy halting a aid convoy transporting humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip had confrontations with law enforcement outside the Prime Minister's residence on Thursday night.
Numerous people holding Palestinian flags and placards could be seen on Whitehall into the evening.
The police force announced that 40 people had been detained. Six of those apprehended 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 in our country," the home secretary remarked on a breakfast show on Friday morning.
"I would advise to people who are planning to join a demonstration is to pause and reflect for a moment, and think about if you had suffered the loss of a loved one to a terrorist incident in this nation," she continued.
There were "robust" authorities to protect the freedom to protest, she stated, but they could be set aside on the recommendation of the police.
"I can take my lead from the law enforcement, if they were to advise me there was an lack of capacity to handle and to police the demonstrations, then there are legal measures that are accessible," she explained.
Community leaders voice worries
Britain's Chief Rabbi stated that many members of the Jewish community wondered why marches in support of Palestinian advocacy groups had been allowed to proceed.
The group was banned as a terrorist organisation in July. At multiple protests since then, numerous individuals have been detained for demonstrating backing for the organization, which has obtained authorization to dispute the proscription.
"A portion of them feature outright anti-Jewish sentiment, clear backing for the militant group. Not all participants, however there is a significant amount of such content, which undoubtedly represents dangerous to many within our community," the chief rabbi stated.
"It's impossible to disconnect the rhetoric on our public spaces, the conduct of people in this way, and what inevitably results, which was yesterday's terror incident."
Additionally, he urged the administration "repeatedly", to "assert authority on these demonstrations, they are dangerous."
