This is the moment an anti-Israel protest erupted outside a Jewish-owned restaurant in west London as police watch on.
Around 50 protesters targeted Miznon restaurant on Elgin Crescent in Notting Hill on Friday evening, with one calling for Zionists to ‘get the hell out’ of the area.
There was a large police presence as the group, claiming to be the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network, demonstrated outside the restaurant.
Activists chanted ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ in what Tory leader Kemi Badenoch claimed was ‘yet another example of harassment and incitement to violence against Jews and law-abiding people on our streets’.
Footage shows one protester, who claimed to be a local, praising the ‘diversity’ of the area before saying: ‘Zionists are not welcome in Notting Hill, the area of Notting Hill Carnival.’
‘So get the hell out of Notting Hill,’ she added.
Another protester, speaking into a megaphone, said Zionism was ‘really about racism, imperialism and genocide’.
One activist, a 35-year-old man, was arrested for stirring up racial hatred and has since been bailed, the Met Police said.
An anti-Israel protest erupted outside a Jewish-owned restaurant in west London as police watched on
Around 50 protesters targeted Miznon restaurant on Elgin Crescent in Notting Hill on Friday evening
The Met have vowed to crack down on pro-Palestine protesters chanting ‘globalise the intifada’ following the Bondi Beach terror attack last month and the fatal synagogue shooting in Manchester in October.
But dozens of police officers watched on as the anti-Israel protesters gathered outside the restaurant.
Ms Badenoch said: ‘We saw the police stand by as protestors called for ‘armed resistance…by any means’ outside an Israeli restaurant in Notting Hill.
‘Yet another example of harassment and incitement to violence against Jews and law abiding people on our streets.
‘Hatred thrives when authority shows weakness. The Home Secretary promised more powers for the police to crack down on these repeated protests. It’s time for her to get on with it.
‘We must do more (and quickly) to combat the rise of antisemitism, incitement to violence, and public support of terrorism on our streets.’
Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore also condemned the protest.
He wrote on X: ‘Shocked to see this disgraceful scene outside a Jewish restaurant in Notting Hill.
A group claiming to be the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network, protested outside the restaurant
Last year a group of anti-Israel activists terrorised shocked diners by storming the chain in Melbourne, Australia
‘Attacked by a crowd shouting racism and intimidating innocent clients and staff who are defended by a large police presence. Thanks to Met Police for being there but this should not be happening.’
It is not the first time the chain, which was founded by Israeli celebrity chef Eyal Shani in 2011, has been targeted by Palestine protesters.
In July, a group of anti-Israel activists terrorised shocked diners by storming a branch in Melbourne, Australia.
Chaotic scenes unfolded as aroud 20 protesters hurled chairs, food, and glassware at the venue while chanting ‘Death to the IDF’.
Shani, who also serves a judge on MasterChef Israel, has restaurants in New York, Paris, Vienna, Melbourne, Las Vegas and Singapore.
The International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network said they organised the protest to ‘demand that Zionist institutions and companies be kicked out of our neighbourhoods’.
Activists claim they have held protests every week or fortnight outside the restaurant for the past three months.
Activists have held regular protests outside the Israeli-owned restaurant in Notting Hill
A spokesperson for the Met said: ‘A protest by the International Jewish Antizionist Network took place outside a restaurant on Elgin Crescent, Notting Hill on Friday, 9 January.
‘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.’
