Horns blaring and triumphant flag-waving on the streets of Britain after Hamas’ attack: Rachel Riley leads backlash against celebratory scenes following bloody massacre in Israel

As the carnage in Israel unfolded yesterday and world figures, including Muslim leaders, condemned the Hamas attacks, there were cheers and triumphant flag-waving on Britain’s streets.

On London’s Edgware Street, nicknamed the capital’s “Arab Street”, cars were draped in the Palestinian flag and honking horns as if there was a victory in a football match.

Posting a video, one social media user said: “Islamists in London celebrate the death and capture of innocent civilians. The monsters.’

Motorists were also seen in other parts of London waving the Palestinian flag in celebration.

Countdown presenter Rachel Riley, who is Jewish, posted a video on her X account showing a number of people celebrating Hamas’ atrocities outside a cafe in Acton, West London.

“People have been brutally murdered and kidnapped and there are people in London dancing,” Countdown’s Rachel Riley, who is Jewish, said after yesterday’s massacre in Israel.

People celebrating Hamas atrocities in Israel yesterday outside a cafe in Acton, West London

She tweeted: “People have been brutally murdered and kidnapped and there are people in London dancing.”

A group calling itself ManPalestine Action has organized a rally in central Manchester at 1pm today.

There will also be pro-Palestine rallies in Central London tomorrow.

At the Labor conference in Liverpool, a man was photographed waving the Palestinian flag as the Palestine Solidarity Campaign held a meeting inside.

British Islamist Majid Freeman, based in Leicester, criticized Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s comments saying Israel has a right to defend itself.

He said in X: ‘Israel has every right to defend itself, but Palestinians living under illegal Israeli occupation and apartheid have no right to defend themselves?

“Why is an Israeli life more valuable than a Palestinian life?

Palestinians have made it clear today that they would rather fight on their feet for justice and freedom than die on their knees.

The Hamas attack also re-opened old rows in Labor last night, as Jeremy Corbyn was accused of drawing an ‘equivalence’ between ‘terrorists’ and Israel.

The former leader was slammed for tweeting that ‘ending the occupation’ was the only way to peace.

Lord (Ian) Austin, who left the party in 2019 over Mr Corbyn’s leadership, accused him of “making an equivalence between a group of genocidal terrorists… and a democratic government trying to protect its people “.

But as Labour’s conference began in Liverpool, Sir Keir Starmer condemned the attacks, saying there was ‘no justification’ adding: ‘Israel has a right to defend itself.’

Rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip early Saturday in a surprise attack on Israel, which the Islamist movement Hamas claimed.

Former Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn (pictured) was accused of drawing an ‘equivalence’ between ‘terrorists’ and Israel.

The contrasting responses threatened to plunge Labor back into the bitter divisions of the Corbyn era. In 2018, during Mr Corbyn’s leadership, the conference room had hundreds of members unfurling Palestinian flags.

Events at this week’s conference include a panel organized by Labor Friends of Palestine, which describes Israel as a ‘far-right government’.

Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy will also attend the annual Palestine reception at the conference.

However, Mr Lammy said yesterday that he was ‘absolutely appalled by the news from Israel’.

He added: “There can be no excuse for terrorism.”

Mr Corbyn was approached for comment.