A 35-year-old man has been arrested at an anti-Zionist protest outside a restaurant owned by an Israeli celebrity chef.
Around 50 people from the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network demonstrated outside Miznon on Elgin Crescent, Notting Hill, on Friday night.
The Mediterranean restaurant is owned by prominent chef Eyal Shani, who is a judge on MasterChef Israel.
Video footage showed someone shouting through a megaphone: "Standing with the resistance, we affirm that Palestinians have the right to return to their homeland that was stolen from them during the 1948 Nakba.
"We believe in the right to resist by any and all means necessary, for the full liberation and from the river to the sea."
Protesters then chanted: "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free."
One man was physically restrained by officers during the demonstration.
After the arrest, the protest quickly disbanded, police said. The arrested man has since been bailed.
The Met Police said the 35-year-old was arrested on suspicion of chants "that constituted acts to stir up religious hatred".
Posting on X, the force said: "Officers made one arrest for chants which constituted a breach of the Public Order Act."
We are aware of footage and commentary circulating around a protest which took place in Notting Hill last night.
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) January 10, 2026
Officers made one arrest for chants which constituted a breach of the Public Order Act.
The protest disbanded quickly following the arrest.
The chant is not an arrestable offence by itself. However, police, encouraged by the former home secretary, have said they would consider it as racially aggravated in certain contexts.
While some Israelis view the phrase as inciting violence to replace Israel and Jewish people, many activists and the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign say the slogan refers to "the right of all Palestinians to freedom, equality and justice" and freedom from occupation.
A spokesperson for the Met said: “A protest by the International Jewish Antizionist Network took place outside a restaurant on Elgin Crescent, Notting Hill on Friday, 9 January.
“Officers were present as part of a policing plan to ensure people can exercise their right to protest peacefully, while ensuring that those in the wider community can go about their lives without serious disruption.
“A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of chants that constituted acts intended to stir up religious hatred and the protest disbanded shortly after the arrest was made. The arrested individual has since been bailed.”
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