London mayor tried to block London vigil for Bondi victims, Hanukkah event, says CAA Gideon Falter ByMATHILDA HELLER

Saddick Kunt

JP : The attempt comes despite the fact that the mayor stated earlier that he would do everything in his power to keep London's Jews safe, and had asked police to step up to cover Hanukkah events.

On Sunday, London Mayor Sadiq Khan attempted to block the London vigil for Jewish victims of the Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre, according to Campaign Against Antisemitism’s CEO Gideon Falter.

The event in Parliament Square was intended to commemorate the tragedy in Australia and the second night of Hanukkah.

However, Falter said that Khan tried to stop the vigil, even though Khan had stated earlier in the day that he would do everything in his power to keep London’s Jews safe, and had asked police to step up to cover Hanukkah events. “Officials from the Greater London Authority turned up with clipboards telling us that we are not allowed to set up on Parliament Square at all,” Falter said.

Last night, I attended the vigil at Parliament Square in support of Jewish victims of the Islamic terror attack in Sydney at the weekend.

I was made aware that Sadiq Khan attempted to stop this peaceful vigil, and so today I have written a letter to the @MayorofLondon asking… pic.twitter.com/nOvf1Wb7UU

— Sarah Pochin MP (@SarahForRuncorn) December 16, 2025

He added that the Metropolitan Police closed the road right next to Parliament Square, but that he would have preferred to keep crowds on the square itself for security and to avoid traffic disruptions, which should have been obvious.

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