'Show Some Humanity': Starmer Urges Pro-Palestine Protesters Not To Attend October 7 Demos

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68e3e3c8180000e5b55d127c.jpeg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Keir Starmer and Shabana Mahmood visit the Greater Manchester Police headquarters in Manchester the day after the synagogue attack." data-caption="Keir Starmer and Shabana Mahmood visit the Greater Manchester Police headquarters in Manchester the day after the synagogue attack." data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="via Associated Press" />Keir Starmer and Shabana Mahmood visit the Greater Manchester Police headquarters in Manchester the day after the synagogue attack.</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/keir-starmer/">Keir Starmer </a>has called on pro-Palestine protesters to show “humanity” and not attend demonstrations planned for the anniversary of the October 7 attacks on Israel.</p><p>Universities across the UK are due to host protests on Tuesday, exactly two years after Hamas launched its deadly assault.</p><p>They will also take place just days after <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/two-killed-in-horrific-terror-attack-on-manchester-synagogue_uk_68de6ff8e4b0c450ba655677">the terrorist attack on a synagogue in Manchester</a> which left two people dead and another three seriously injured.</p><p>The prime minister’s spokesman said those planning to attend the demos should think again.</p><p>He said: “The demonstrations in support of Palestine Action that we saw over the weekend and have been talked about ahead of tomorrow are going ahead despite the pleas, grief and fears that have been felt by the Jewish community.</p><p>“As the home secretary said, people should demonstrate humanity. Just because there is a freedom to protest doesn’t mean that you should necessarily go ahead with th