A Jewish man has accused the Metropolitan Police of two-tier policing after officers threatened to charge him for waving an Israeli flag during Monday's Palestine Action protest in central London.

Isaac Grand told GB News that he and a friend were surrounded by 40-50 hostile protesters in Trafalgar Square whilst carrying an Israeli flag.

"The police watched us from afar before they were forced to intervene. We were pulled into a bus and a police officer told us we were in breach of the peace and we were on the verge of being given a public order offence," Grand said.

The incident occurred during a demonstration that saw hundreds gather in support of Palestine Action, with 13 arrests made and several officers assaulted.

Isaac Grand described his experience on GB News

Grand, who is training as a legal barrister, challenged the officers' actions. "As a legal barrister in training, I recognise what was going on wasn't quite right and I put that to the officer," he said.

"They seem to be policing an opinion they don't like. I said it's not good enough and they should be policing the people violent towards us."

He alleged that protesters assaulted him and his friend. "We were pushed around and assaulted. It has to be on body cam footage," Grand stated.

"There's a plethora of alleged criminal offences and a complete unwillingness to enforce the letter of the law."

Grand joined Patrick Christys on GB News

Grand claimed protesters displayed red triangle stickers, which he described as indicating support for Hamas. "It's a death threat and they did nothing about it," he said.

The protest took place as Home Secretary Yvette Cooper was expected to announce plans to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley had expressed being "shocked and frustrated" about the demonstration, describing Palestine Action as an "organised extremist criminal group".

The protest, supported by 35 groups including Stop the War Coalition, saw demonstrators gather at Trafalgar Square after police enforced an exclusion zone across much of Westminster.

The expected proscription follows Palestine Action activists breaking into RAF Brize Norton on Friday, where they spray-painted military planes red in protest against UK support for Israel.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves condemned the group's actions as "totally unacceptable", whilst human rights groups and some MPs have criticised the government's move to ban the organisation.

The Metropolitan Police defended their officers' actions, stating: "When two counter protesters started waving an Israeli flag and shouting on a megaphone, they surrounded them too."

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"Officers intervened to protect the two men. They were held for their own safety and not because they committed a crime," the force said.

The Met added that had the situation been reversed with pro-Israel supporters surrounding pro-Palestinians, officers would have acted similarly.

Grand rejected this explanation, calling for police reform. "Policing needs a revamp in this country. Living a normal life as a British Jewish person is a risk in this country," he said.

When asked if London was safe for Jewish people, Grand responded: "No. I don't think it's a safe place for anyone with a contrary opinion to the pro-Palestinian mob."