When the Mayor Says “From the River to the Sea” is Fine – But the Police Won’t Tell Us Why
- Dr Chan Abraham
- 4 days ago
- 2 min read
The Facts in Plain English
On 10 October 2025 the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, went on national television and declared that the chant “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” is not antisemitic and should be allowed at protests.
That phrase means only one thing to millions of Jews and to every serious expert who has studied its origins: the complete eradication of the Jewish state and its replacement by an Islamist entity “from the River Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea”. It appears verbatim in Hamas’s 2017 policy document.
Basis of Complaint
On 13 October I wrote to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner with a 20-page evidential dossier. I asked for an investigation under s.18 of the Public Order Act 1986 (incitement to racial hatred).
The Police Response
After six weeks they told me:
• No crime has been committed
• They have recorded it as a non-crime hate incident (i.e. they agree hatred is present)
• They rely on “legal advice” – but refuse to show it
• They are 28 working days late answering my perfectly proper Freedom of Information request for that advice
Two-Tier Policing in Black and White
The same Metropolitan Police have arrested, handcuffed and detained Christian street preachers for nothing more than reading the Bible aloud. They have logged hundreds of thousands of “non-crime hate incidents” against ordinary citizens for hurt feelings.
The same Metropolitan Police have arrested, handcuffed and detained Christian street preachers for nothing more than reading the Bible aloud. They have logged hundreds of thousands of “non-crime hate incidents” against ordinary citizens for hurt feelings.
Yet when the Mayor of London normalises a genocidal chant, suddenly the legal threshold is impossible to meet and the advice must remain secret.
What Happens Next
Today I have:
1. Given the Met a final 7-day ultimatum
2. Referred the handling officers to the Independent Office for Police Conduct for suspected misconduct
3. Complained to the Information Commissioner about the unlawful withholding of information
Britain must have one law for the powerful and one law for the powerless?
We say no.
Let us, as British People who are committed to freedom and fairness, stand up, until Jewish Londoners receive the same protection under the law as everyone else.
