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The campaigner at the centre of an antisemitism row with the Metropolitan Police has criticised "outrageous" comments made by a former senior officer who said he would have considered arresting him for assault.
Gideon Falter, the chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, spoke to Sky News's Kay Burley at Breakfast after footage showed a police officer preventing him from crossing a road near a pro-Palestinian march in London because he was "openly Jewish".
The officer also told Mr Falter, who was wearing a kippah skull cap near the march on Saturday 13 April, that he was "worried about the reaction to your presence".
Mr Falter has called on Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley to resign and accused the force of "victim-blaming" after the encounter.
Sky News understands Sir Mark will meet the home secretary today.
He also met a delegation from the Jewish community to discuss their concerns alongside other senior officers.
Following the meeting, the Community Security Trust said the Met representatives repeated their apologies and agreed to "consult more closely" with the Jewish community, including senior Jewish police officers, "to ensure greater cultural sensitivity in future communications".
The statement said the groups would continue their dialogue with the police regarding the "cumulative impact of the repeated anti-Israel protests".
"We urge the police and government to work together to find ways to limit this impact through reducing the number of protests, moving them to less disruptive locations and acting firmly and consistently whenever offences are committed by people on the demonstrations," they added.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he has confidence in Sir Mark but that he needs to rebuild "confidence and trust" with the Jewish community.
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Gideon Falter, the chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, spoke to Sky News's Kay Burley at Breakfast after footage showed a police officer preventing him from crossing a road near a pro-Palestinian march in London because he was "openly Jewish".
The officer also told Mr Falter, who was wearing a kippah skull cap near the march on Saturday 13 April, that he was "worried about the reaction to your presence".
Mr Falter has called on Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley to resign and accused the force of "victim-blaming" after the encounter.
Sky News understands Sir Mark will meet the home secretary today.
He also met a delegation from the Jewish community to discuss their concerns alongside other senior officers.
Following the meeting, the Community Security Trust said the Met representatives repeated their apologies and agreed to "consult more closely" with the Jewish community, including senior Jewish police officers, "to ensure greater cultural sensitivity in future communications".
The statement said the groups would continue their dialogue with the police regarding the "cumulative impact of the repeated anti-Israel protests".
"We urge the police and government to work together to find ways to limit this impact through reducing the number of protests, moving them to less disruptive locations and acting firmly and consistently whenever offences are committed by people on the demonstrations," they added.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he has confidence in Sir Mark but that he needs to rebuild "confidence and trust" with the Jewish community.
'I was Jewish and crossing the street': Campaigner criticises 'outrageous' reaction to antisemitism row
Former Met Chief Superintendent Dal Babu said he has seen the full video of the incident on Sky News and would have considered arresting Gideon Falter for "assault on a police officer and a breach of the peace".
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