Sadiq Khan says he is concerned the Middle East conflict has radicalised young Londoners.
The mayor of London said he is "really worried" about young people being radicalised by the Israel-Gaza war.He was speaking after attending workshops at County Hall in the capital held by community projects that work to tackle discrimination and extremism.He told the PA news agency: "Unfortunately, we have seen since the disturbances in the Middle East with Hamas's outrageous actions in Israel, but also subsequently the actions in Gaza - an increase in hate crime in London.
Andy Fearn is the co-executive director at Protection Approaches which works to train Londoners to challenge prejudice and extremism. He added that Protection Approaches, which has received grants from the Mayor's Shared Endeavour Fund, was working to help young people challenge hateful behaviour in "safe and meaningful ways" by becoming "active bystanders".
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