According to a post shared on X on October 18th, a Jewish lawyer wearing a Star of David was arrested in the UK after the police alleged the symbol had “antagonised” pro-Palestine protesters. The lawyer was handcuffed and detained by police for almost ten hours.
In the video made public under the post, two men who appear to be plainclothes police officers, conduct an interview with (or rather, interrogation of) the Jewish man, identified in the X post as a lawyer, who argues that the wearing of a religious symbol cannot cause “offence.”
According to the date of the recording visible on the footage, the incident happened in August.
I can't believe what I've just watched.
— Lee Harris (@addicted2newz) October 18, 2025
A Jewish lawyer wearing a Star of David was arrested after the police alleged the symbol had "antagonised" pro-Palestine protesters.
He was handcuffed and detained by police for almost TEN hours. DISGUSTING!
Shame on you @metpoliceuk. pic.twitter.com/NHjaO2xatG
Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar reacted to the incident on X.
The Star of David is a symbol of Jewish identity, not provocation.
— Gideon Sa'ar | גדעון סער (@gidonsaar) October 18, 2025
The fact that Jews are warned in central London not to display it publicly shows how rampant antisemitism spread through hateful “pro-Palestinian” marches in Britain has poisoned the streets.
This is a moral… https://t.co/KHZSLyIgjY


