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London police chief criticised for claiming pro-Palestine marches deliberately routed past a synagogue

A coalition of advocacy groups has demanded that London Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley retract his claim that pro-Palestine march organisers repeatedly intended to route protests past a synagogue. The groups, including the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Friends of Al-Aqsa, said Rowley’s statement was defamatory and called for a public apology. Rowley had said the route plans sent a message that felt antisemitic.