‘Glaring Gaps’ in Legislation Allowing Hamas Supporters to Glory in Terrorism, Expert Claims

Dame Sara Khan, a former counter-extremism commissioner, has claimed the UK’s laws are too weak and have allowed people to revel in the bloody Hamas attacks.

People take part in a demonstration in support of Palestine at Piccadilly Circus in London on Oct. 9, 2023. Carl Court/Getty Images

A former Home Office commissioner on countering extremism has claimed there are “glaring gaps” in the counter-terrorism legislation which have created a “permissive environment” for anti-Semitic hateful extremists to operate.

Dame Sara Khan, who was a counter-extremism commissioner between 2018 and 2021, told The Telegraph there had been a “proliferation” of grisly footage from the weekend’s attacks online and she said several pro-Palestinian rallies were “celebratory” and “highly insensitive.”