Declassified UK: Revealed: The internal police guidance on chanting ‘death to the IDF’

Posted: 23rd March 2026

Revealed: The internal police guidance on chanting ‘death to the IDF’

Police document says being an IDF soldier is not a protected characteristic, in part because many Britons serve for Israel. We’re publishing it here.

We visited RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire to investigate how Donald Trump is using this airbase to bomb Iran. Screens had been put up behind the fences to restrict visibility and several roads closed, limiting access to journalists and members of the public.

However by using a ladder and some ingenuity, we were able to see pallets of 2,000lb bombs being loaded onto American B-1 war planes bound for Iran.

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