How is Britain reacting as Palestinian demonstrators take to the streets? asks Gary Cartwright

The international response has been largely predictable: the free-world has rallied to the side of Israel, the third-world dictatorships and economic basket cases, Russia, Iran, North Korea et al have declared their support for Palestinian Hamas. 

Equally predictably, the Palestinian diaspora has turned out onto the streets to demonstrate – and if I were Palestinian I might have some strong words to say about the nightmare that is Gaza city, and might also question why the international community has allowed this humanitarian car-crash to continue well into the 21st century.

What was also predictable, at least from my viewpoint, has been the nature of the highly-orchestrated demonstrations.

The ritual flag burnings, anguished women clutching photographs of tragically young victims, swivel-eyed chaps with beards and microphones calling for intifada, with the inevitable Jeremy Corbyn posturing on the sidelines totally unaware that the world is moving on.

On the plus side, the ghastly Diane Abbott was nowhere to be seen.

Meanwhile, scores of left-wing students and other assorted ne’er do wells and hobbledehoys all screamed for the overthrow of Israel whilst waving banners presumably embellished with the inevitable Socialist Workers’ Party logos.

Socialist Worker – isn’t that a contradiction in terms?

Perhaps what we did not expect was the spectacle of demonstrators in the UK (where else?) taunting the Jewish community with howls of “remember where you were in 1940!”

This vile attack, which may well be perceived by the recipient as a threat, should lead to immediate arrest and incarceration, in my personal opinion.

And I fear we may well have just learned something very important about the true nature of our new neighbours…

And the reaction of the police?

The number of arrests made so far during this period is uncertain, but appears to be low. The protests continue.

Meanwhile the BBC, which has recently reminded us that showing open support for Hamas is an offence, has launched an “urgent’probe into journalists working for its Arabic service in the Middle East” after they backed Hamas on social media and called attacks on Israel “a morning of hope.”

Apparently, “Six reporters and a freelancer – including a senior broadcast journalist – have been accused of anti-Israel bias with the taxpayer-funded corporation already confirming one would no longer work for the BBC. “

As a footnote to the last point, the BBC itself refuses to refer to Hamas as a terrorist organisation. BBC World Affairs editor John Simpson got the job of explaining that one to the world.

In addition to this “explanation”, former BBC Chief Political Correspondent John Sergeant came to the corporation’s defence on GB News, prompting the Jerusalem Post on Saturday to publish the headline Slitting babies’ throats is not terrorism, claims smirking ex-BBC correspondent.

The BBC, which is currently under attack for its attempts to distance itself from the heinous crimes of its star peaodophile Jimmy Saville, long ago lost its way, and probably needs to be put out of the viewing public’s misery.

The Metropolitan Police is still recovering from the damage inflicted upon it by the Tony Blair appointee Chief Police Commissioner Cressida Dick. To this day the force remains collectively confused about what a terrorist is, and what constitutes a terrorist threat.

To be frank, it also appears to be collectively confused about what constitutes a crime at all, and so has largely given up even investigating crimes, (but whatever you do, never dare to suggest that only a woman can have a womb!)

For the record.

On October 10th UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman issued a memo to Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales reminding them that it is a criminal offence for a person in the UK to: