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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-22T10:59:46.000Z",
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    "Labour reveals 'primary concern' after Nigel Farage 'blocked' from carrying out Chagos aid mission",
    "Keir Starmer 'readies plans to SACK Wes Streeting for plotting to take his job'",
    "Suella Braverman renews call for burka ban as she warns of major 'betrayal'",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nPro-Palestine activists have been accused of a campaign of “intimidation” against Jews, which saw them question residents while door-knocking.\n\nCampaigners have been visiting homes in Hackney, Bristol, Sheffield and Brighton, where they urge residents to refuse Israeli-made products as part of a coordinated boycott effort.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nOver the weekend, the Apartheid-Free Zone movement has scheduled visits in Hackney to press families and businesses to pledge against purchasing Israeli goods, including fruits, vegetables, Sabra hummus and SodaStream.\n\nHackney's Jewish population stands at 6.7 per cent according to 2021 Census figures, and the borough hosts one of the largest Haredi Orthodox communities outside New York and Israel.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nBristol organisers have also advertised a 90-minute \"February Big Door-knock\", offering training sessions that pair inexperienced volunteers with seasoned campaigners.\n\nAllegations have also emerged that canvassers were documenting addresses alongside notes indicating whether householders were \"supportive\" or \"not interested\" in the boycott.\n\nPoliticians and Jewish organisations accused the activists on Friday of \"crossing a line\" with their approach.\n\nThe Community Security Trust, which works to protect British Jews from antisemitism and terrorism, issued a stark warning about the campaign's impact.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"Turning up uninvited at homes in an area with a large Jewish community to push a political agenda of this nature is intimidating and crosses a serious line,\" a spokesman for the charity said.\n\n\"Jewish residents should not be made to feel targeted or unsafe in their own homes and this activity risks heightening fear at a time of increased anti-Semitism.\"\n\nPeter Kyle, the Labour MP for Brighton, has referred his local AFZ branch to the police over potential hate crime and incitement.\n\n\"My immediate thought was for the appalling scenario of a vulnerable Jewish resident being door-knocked by a gang of people wanting to harangue them,\" he said.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Labour reveals 'primary concern' after Nigel Farage 'blocked' from carrying out Chagos aid mission\n  * Keir Starmer 'readies plans to SACK Wes Streeting for plotting to take his job'\n  * Suella Braverman renews call for burka ban as she warns of major 'betrayal'\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMeanwhile, fellow Labour MP Luke Akehurst described the practice of recording addresses of non-supporters as \"intimidatory\" and \"completely unacceptable\".\n\nPolice forces across the affected areas have confirmed they are monitoring the situation, though none have identified criminal offences linked to the door-knocking itself.\n\nSussex Police said its officers have reviewed all available evidence regarding activity in Brighton and Hove, finding no indication of criminal conduct at this stage.\n\nAvon & Somerset Police also confirmed awareness of today's planned Bristol event, stating it would allocate sufficient resources should any policing response prove necessary.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nSouth Yorkshire Police acknowledged the Sheffield canvassing had prompted local concern but reiterated that no offences relating specifically to the house-to-house visits had been established.\n\nThe Campaign Against Antisemitism described the activists' approach as \"intimidation masquerading as activism\".\n\nThey called on forces nationwide to ensure participants face consequences for their conduct.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Palestine activists 'intimidate Jews' with door-knocking Israel boycott campaign"
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