• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
  • Contact us
  • Guest Content
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
    • Elevenses
  • Business
  • Food
  • Travel
  • Property
  • JOBS
  • All
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Sport
    • Tech/Auto
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Tommy Robinson trends after former EDL man is spotted at pro-Israel march in London

"Waitrose Tommy" couldn't even locate Palestine on a map, one person said.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2021-05-24 07:43
in News
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

Tommy Robinson was trending on Twitter last night after the far right figurehead was spotted at a pro-Israel march in London.

Police officers were forced to step in yesterday after the large crowd of people, who congregated on Kensington High Street, were met by a small group of people chanting “free Palestine”.

The crowd waved Israeli flags and banners and chanted loudly, while a number of speeches were made.

A large police presence was in the area and a number of surrounding roads were closed off.

Placards bearing the messages “Free Gaza From Hamas” and “Israel has the right to defend itself” were held aloft as music was played loudly.

Some people could be seen on lampposts letting off blue smoke despite the heavy rain.

Footage from the demonstration circulating on social media appeared to show English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, among the attendees.

? | NEW: Tommy Robinson at the Pro-Israel rally today

pic.twitter.com/yL2p2bVwaG

— Politics For All (@PoliticsForAlI) May 23, 2021

Owen Jones tweeted that there is “not enough discussion about how Israeli apartheid and the racist oppression of the Palestinian people is cheered on by the far right”, while others tweeted that Robinson “wouldn’t be able to locate Palestine on a map”.

There’s not enough discussion about how Israeli apartheid and the racist oppression of the Palestinian people is cheered on by the far right, up to and including Trump, who mixed antisemitism with smearing women of colour like AOC as antisemites for supporting Palestinian justice https://t.co/IeBrbrYB7U

— Owen Jones ? (@OwenJones84) May 23, 2021

Try locating Palestine on a map, says Waitrose Tommy Robinson. Exactly, that’s the fucking problem.

— Dawn Foster (@DawnHFoster) May 19, 2021

Responding to the footage, The Board of Deputies of British Jews said: “Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) & supporters of far-right extremist organisations like the English Defence League are not welcome at our community’s events.

RelatedPosts

Russell Brand is ‘a narcissist, borderline psychopath and definitely a sociopath’ – Gordon Smart

Tory MPs have been paid nearly £350k for GB News appearances this year

‘Inspired by the Wild’ project transforms London street into urban jungle

Recession ‘more likely’ as key gauge misses expectations

“Their message of hate and division must be confronted and defeated. We utterly reject their bigotry.”

Related: Starmer under pressure to fight for proportional representation

Previous Post

Weather forecast, alerts and UVB index for London, Monday 24 May 2021

Next Post

SNP councillor faces backlash following Eurovision swipe at UK

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

More from TLE

The Sunak slide: Labour maintains wide lead as Conservative votership erodes

Aldi launches new ‘Domino’s inspired’ delivery service with pizzas for just £4

Recession ‘more likely’ as key gauge misses expectations

Road Tripping Across the Strait: Preparations for a Moroccan Adventure

Labour accuses Government of being ‘complicit’ in trophy trade

Johnson off the hook after committing ‘clear and unambiguous breach’ of the rules

Tory donor who handed party £5m rakes in £800k a week in NHS contracts

Sunak pledges to stop hypothetical things that don’t exist

Timeline of allegations made against Russell Brand

Exploring the best beaches in Europe

JOBS

FIND MORE JOBS

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

SUPPORT

We do not charge or put articles behind a paywall. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism.

DONATE & SUPPORT

Contact

Editorial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Commercial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Address

The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE
Company number 09221879
International House,
24 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BN,
United Kingdom

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




-->