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PM Keir Starmer says the slogan ‘globalise the Intifada’ should be ‘without borders’.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said some pro-Palestinian tours could be banned and people who use the phrase “globalise the Intifada” could be prosecuted.

In an interview broadcast by the BBC on Saturday, Starmer called for a ban on harsh language at official Palestinian rallies, adding that in some cases rallies could be banned altogether.

“I’m a big defender of free speech, peaceful protest,” he told the BBC. But when music sounds like ‘globalise the Intifada’, then there are no limits.

“Obviously, there should be strong action against this,” he added.

Discussions have been going on with the police for some time to take action, he said. Asked if he wanted to cancel some meetings, Starmer said he thought it might be appropriate in some cases.

‘He might be arrested’

Starmer’s comments come after earlier this week he called the song “globalise the Intifada” and “extreme racism” and said those using it “should be held accountable”.

Metropolitan Police chief Sir Mark Rowley also told the BBC that people using the word “could be arrested”.

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Starmer has been under pressure after several anti-Semitic incidents, including this week, when two men were stabbed north of London in Golders Green, where there are many Jews.

A 45-year-old Somali-born Briton was remanded in custody at his first court appearance on Friday, charged with attempted murder.

Starmer visited the site of the attack and a volunteer Jewish ambulance team on Thursday and was booed by locals, who accused him of not doing enough to protect them. They also criticized Palestinian rights activists protesting in British cities.

On Thursday, the UK raised its security alert to “critical” – the second highest – partly because of the Golders Green attack.

British officials have been repeatedly criticized for their handling of Palestinian pressure in Israel’s deadly war on Gaza.

Last month, the British police they arrested more than 500 people At a large rally in central London against the ban on the campaign group Palestine Action.

“I think Britain has now entered an undemocratic environment and I think this is dangerous (for) free speech,” one activist involved in the warning told Al Jazeera.