Anti-fascist marchers chant 'Zionists are not welcome here' at Battle of Cable Street 90th anniversary

From the Newshound archive · first published 5 October 2026.

Marchers at yesterday's 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street drew sharp condemnation after chanting 'Zionists are not welcome here' at an event billed as a stand against the far right.

The Jewish News reported the antisemitic chant was heard among crowds gathered to mark the anti-fascist landmark.

Critics noted the bitter irony of Jewish groups being excluded from an event celebrating their ancestors' resistance to fascism.