Police accused of ‘standing by’ as anti-Israel protest targets Miznon restaurant in London
Police have been accused of ‘standing by’ while protesters targeted an Israeli restaurant in London.
The restaurant Miznon in Notting Hill was targeted on Friday night by a group operating under a banner of the “International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network.”
Footage on social media showed one protester advocating the “right to resist by any and all means necessary, for the full liberation and from the river to the sea.”
A spokesman for the restaurant, co-founded by celebrity chef Eyal Shani, said it was the seventh time the establishment had been targeted by “racist abuse and intimidation”, and called for the authorities to “put an end to it”.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch described it as an example of how the police “stand by” in the face of “harassment and incitement to violence against Jews and law-abiding people on our streets.”
Last night we saw the police stand by as protestors called for ‘armed resistance…by any means’ outside an Israeli restaurant in Notting Hill.
— Kemi Badenoch (@KemiBadenoch) January 10, 2026
Yet another example of harassment and incitement to violence against Jews and law abiding people on our streets.
In Birmingham, we… https://t.co/e4Y8Pnwsra
Met chief Sir Mark Rowley told LBC this morning: “I do take very seriously how Jews in London feel and how the behaviour of protesters influences that.
“We are taking those issues very very seriously.
“We are putting more resources into policing protests than ever before.”
The Met police has been accused of not doing enough to tackle anti-Semitism at protests.
The force was accused of double standards for allowing an anti-Israel demonstration to take place on Remembrance Day not long after the October 7 attacks.
However, in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attacks, the Met changed its stance and said that anyone chanting slogans such as “globalise the intifada” would face arrest.
After the Notting Hill protest, police said that one man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of chants that constituted acts intended to stir up religious hatred.
A spokesman for the Met said: “Officers were present as part of a policing plan to ensure people can exercise their right to protest peacefully, while ensuring that those in the wider community can go about their lives without serious disruption.
“A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of chants that constituted acts intended to stir up religious hatred and the protest disbanded shortly after the arrest was made. The arrested individual has since been bailed.”
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