BBC HQ.

The BBC’s policies allows any of their employees to attend any demonstration/march/rally/protest again racism.

And so if they have banned their employees from attending after some employees had asked, it clearly means they have deduced it’s not a “march” against antisemitism, but presumably, a march in support of genocide and Israel.

And that is actually a reasonable position to take. Because what else could it be for?

To get an answer to that question, we first need to explore WHY people decide to organise or go on a march to begin with.

A “march”, according to the Cambridge dictionary is:

“An event in which a large number of people walk through a public place to express their support for something, or their disagreement with or disapproval of something”.

So, if this march is to show disagreement and disapproval to the rise in antisemitism – well, that makes no sense, because the rise in antisemitism means the incidents get reported to the police, and the police investigate and it goes through the normal legal system. And that is happening with a concerted effort. Why is there a need for march for that, when the right thing is happening already. It makes no sense. When people organise and go on marches, it always to show “disagreement and disapproval” to something where the right thing is not happening – for example; when people marched in protest against the Iraq war, when people marched against illegal police brutality in the US, people march to obtain rights for women, people march against wars, against genocides. No one marches against racism when the correct actions are already being taken. It’s preposterous to suggest otherwise. The UK chancellor only recently announced a further seven million pounds, on top of the already tens of millions announced since 7/10, tó fight “antisemitism”. No other groups get this special treatment. Yet, the audacity to try and pass this march of as “against antisemitism” is quite something. It’s galling.

Therefore, it means it can only be for one thing, it’s reasonable to assume that it is just to show support for Israel, to support what Israel is doing in Gaza and to counter the pro-Palestine demonstrations – and as such, by default, there will always be an underbelly of Muslim hate simmering beneath the surface. Which sometimes breaks through and surfaces for all to see. As can be seen from this tweet recently made by one of the prominent supporters of this “march” – who claims Muslim culture is in the grip of a death cult:

The main organisers of the march is a group called Campaign Against Antisemitism, which in many ways is essentially a lobby group for Israel. It is led by a figure called Gideon Falter, who was on Newsnight (UK news programme) recently calling for the banning of pro-Palestine demonstrations.

This march they have organised has no purpose, no objectives, has no real legitimate reasons for why marches take place, and consequently will attract people like this:

This is a barrister who regularly appears on TV, claims all British Muslims are antisemitic:

Lee Kern, who will be there tomorrow, reduced 2 million Gazans down to “rapists and baby killers, whilst supporting a Nazi like war crime of starving and dehydrating people to death. That’s against international law; in contravention of the Geneva Convention.

This ilk will go on their charade of a march tomorrow, they will sing Yerishalaim Shel Zahev and Rule Britannia whilst really thinking “rule Israel” – they will huddle together, will be jolly and have a great time, because they have nothing to march/protest/demonstrate/rally about. And after the march is over, whilst they have a drink at the pub, they’ll send out pictures and videos comparing how peaceful they are compared to the “angry” pro-Palestine demonstrators.

Well, of course they will be peaceful and merry, because they have nothing not to be merry about – it’s all going rosy for them, because they presumably support this:

And the pro-Palestine demonstrators come out to oppose all the above. They have so much to be angry about. They do not have the luxury to have a jolly day out singing and bubbling along – getting merry.

To compare the two groups as if they’re comparable, is an egregious lie. A way to vilify and dehumanise.

The honest, rational and logical reality is that the march tomorrow – the so called “march against antisemitism” is a waste of public resources, police time and is a charade. It should not be taking place at all – but that is their prerogative.

Democracy and freedom is such that it will always leave room for some to abuse and game the system, if they so wish. For our system and society to work well, it requires a degree of good intent and good judgment – this march is showing anything but.