The petition cited 'allegations and accounts of antisemitic abuse' against the far-right Reform Party leader. The executive director of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, who has organized the rally, said that Farage's party cannot be ignored and that it has spoken out against antisemitism

The former prime minister filed a lawsuit after Channel 14 broadcast remarks by Silman, who claimed Bennett relied on medication to function during his first term in office. The comments were aired as he seeks to re-enter politics

The protest peaked on Friday afternoon, with pavilions closing in solidarity with the strike, hostile brochures being distributed, and demonstrators chanting 'from the river to the sea' while accusing Israel of the 'genocide of Palestinians.' The Russian pavilion was also boycotted