Pro-Israel Groups Excluded From East London Anniversary March by Hard-Left Activists

Hard-left activists have declared that pro-Israel Jewish groups are unwelcome at an anniversary march commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, a historic event where Jewish residents and allies defended against Oswald Mosley's blackshirts. Jewish Anti-Zionist Action, a group advocating for the stance that 'there is no antifascism without anti-Zionism,' announced on Instagram that "fascists aren't welcome at the antifascist march."

The campaign to exclude pro-Israel groups is spearheaded by Talia Woodin, 27, a former Extinction Rebellion co-ordinator. Ms. Woodin, who is Jewish and the daughter of former Green Party speaker Mike Woodin, criticized the Board of Deputies of British Jews, a representative body for the Jewish community, for organizing a separate 'festival of Jewish culture' to mark the occasion. In an online video, Ms. Woodin argued that the Board of Deputies could not claim ownership of the march because it had previously advised readers of the Jewish Chronicle in 1936 to avoid Cable Street rather than confront the blackshirts.

British politician Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley inspects members of his British Union of Fascists

Ms. Woodin's group is part of a coalition that includes London Community Defence and Jewish Voice for Liberation, which are collectively campaigning to prevent pro-Israel groups from participating in the anniversary march. London Community Defence previously shared a social media post featuring Nigel Farage with sniper crosshairs, captioned 'For legal purposes, I think it would be a terrible idea to buss [sic] a cap in Nigel's ass.' Jewish Voice for Liberation recently condemned Leeds Minster for removing a Gaza tribute that included the names of Hamas terrorists.

A Metropolitan Police source indicated that disorder is not anticipated at the march, though acknowledged that disputes between groups are always a possibility.