Monday, April 01, 2024
Jewish woman who confronted Met Police officer after he said a swastika banner held at a pro-Palestine rally 'needed to be taken in context' says the force needs 'basic education'
A Jewish woman who confronted a Met Police officer after he said that swastikas 'need to be taken into context' when she reported seeing them at a pro-Palestine protest has said the force needs 'basic education'.
Jocelin Weiss, 30, was blown away after being told by police that the Nazi symbol was 'not necessarily anti-Semitic or a disruption of public order' when she saw it being displayed on a poster of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Met has sparked a major backlash, including on US news websites, after video emerged of an officer seemingly justifying the use of swastikas to Ms Weiss at Saturday's march.
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Ms Weiss - who moved from America to London 18 months ago - said: 'By the time I spoke to the guy that was in the interaction that was filmed, that was like the fourth officer that I had spoken to.
'I really had to go up the chain of command, only for him to tell me that the symbol in and of itself was not anti-Semitic and that it required context.
'I was just very surprised that conversation even happened. I just could not believe what came out of his mouth and part of me was almost curious to know whether he would then backtrack and realise what he said was crazy.
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