Protesters attend a pro Palestinian demonstration in 2023 via Associated PressHome secretary Shabana Mahmood has called on pro-Palestine protesters not to take part in events this weekend as a mark of “solidarity” with the Jewish community after two people were killed in a terror attack on a Manchester synagogue. She said they should take a “step back” and imagine it was their loved ones who had died before deciding whether to go ahead with their plans. Pro-Palestine marches went ahead as planned across the UK on Thursday night, and saw dozens of arrests made in London following clashes with police. “Imagine if you had lost a loved one to a terror attack in this country, and just because you have a freedom it doesn’t mean you have to use it all the time. I was very disappointed that those protests went ahead last night – 40 arrests were made, including for assaulting police officers.