Man Charged With Anti-Semitic Hate Crime Over Protest Speech

*Thursday, August 15, 2024*

A man has been charged with an anti-Semitic hate crime over comments made during a speech at a pro-Palestine protest in Leeds.

Hichem Ben-Abdallah, aged 65, of Moorland Avenue, Gildersome, has been charged with racially/religiously aggravated harassment by words or writing in relation to a speech made during opposing protests outside Leeds Art Gallery on May 11 this year, which were attended by 300-400 people.

West Yorkshire Police received a number of complaints in relation to the comments, which led to his arrest on May 18.

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