Met officers don't know Hezbollah is a proscribed terrorist group | LBC

"Jaw-dropping" footage shows that Met Police officers working at a recent London march were unaware that Hezbollah is a proscribed terrorist group.

The officers, who were policing a march in central London last month, told a concerned bystander who informed them that Hezbollah were a banned group that "your opinion is your opinion".

The Campaign Against Antisemitism said the video was "terrifying". The Met said that officers had been briefed on the status of Hezbollah and Hamas, but admitted the video showed more needs to be done.

The incident took place on September 28, a day after the death of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese group, who are at war with Israel.

Campaigners were protesting against the war, a spokesperson for the Met has since said. But at the time, officers at the scene told the bystander that the event was a vigil for the leader of Hezbollah. Activists at at least one other London march have held up placards defending Nasrallah and Hezbollah.

Nick Ferrari is joined by ex-National Counter Terrorism Co-ordinator, Nick Aldworth, who says that 'there's no space for anyone to be wrong in policing at the moment', but 'everyone has bad days'.

However, anti-Semitism expert Stephen Silverman emphasises how 'shocking', this is, adding: 'I'm afraid the gentleman you were speaking to just now massively underplayed the seriousness of what happened.'


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[CJ-kqje]

The same people said Nelson Mandela was a terrorist 🤯

[MirMdNasif]

Nelson Mandela was also a terrorist according to the west... So, western tags doesn't mean anything.

[jn]

So the "terrorists" target military bases while the "most moral army in the world' burns children alive?

I think your using these words incorrectly

[HectorHectorious]

Israel has never been our ally, just look what they did to British servicemen stationed in Palestine!

[tornado]

switzerland hasn't proscribed them either

[BumberClarke]

Why was a terrorist vigil allowed in this country?

[philjol]

The are not proscribed in most countries ; it's mainly the US, Israel and their supporters. It would also be really worthwhile
the look into why they were formed in 1982 . You will find it was a result of Israel and it's 20 year occupation of Southern Lebanon.

[MrSidkhan]

So anyone we don't like or when we say jump and they don't say how high are terrorists. 😂

[m-ndif]

What makes H any worse than the I*F? Serious question?

[RatluBoogerbag]

There is no reason why London's police force would need to know that.

[AshK]

Sooo many Israeli/ Hasbara bots in the comments section 😐

[ffsytube]

You can't mention people burning to death in hospital beds

[friendship]

What is a terrorist means because i always hear European countries say it but doesn't know what it means

[RedJadeArt]

Btw the current Irish military forces (coincidentally also called the IDF) represented the Republican movement, which only gained control in Ireland by means of having a guerilla war against the British royalist army. The treaty to get a free state wasn’t something Britian gave us, it’s something we took.

So like, if the word “terrorist” was in popular use at the time, the official Irish army is the direct descendant of so-called “terrorists”.

[Gabriel_H]

How are you defining terrorist?

The typical definition is: Using violence/intimidation directly against civilians to effect political change.

Is Hezbollah doing that? Where is the line between acts of war and acts of terrorism?

[chrisspencer]

Lbc doesn’t like you pointing out that the idf enjoys late night BBQ

[GiZaNi-tsdd]

Colonizers they’re in horrible situation 😅

[brianferguson]

ONE of the chuckle brothers
You mean, the "OTHER" one😂😂😂😂

[Alberts_Stuff]

Most police officers can’t do their job properly

[DjDMAH]

why are they prescribed in the uk again?