SouthernWorldwide.com – The National Association of Muslim Police (NAMP) is facing significant criticism following the revelation that a policy paper it endorsed contained statements described by detractors as “antisemitic lies.” The organization is also under scrutiny for accusations of being “infiltrated or controlled by Islamists.”
This latest controversy for British police leadership emerges as the government continues to face scrutiny over its handling of policing, particularly concerning protests related to Israel and pro-British sentiments.
The policy paper, titled “From Past Prejudices to Present Policies: Confronting Anti-Muslim Hatred and Promoting Human Rights,” was recently brought to light by The Spectator.
In the paper, Khaldoun Kabbani, who was then the Vice President of NAMP, characterized Zionism as “a narrow, nationalist, and colonialist viewpoint that fosters anti-Muslim hatred, among other forms of xenophobia, distancing itself from the inclusive and compassionate teachings of Judaism.”
The document further labels the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as a Zionist terrorist group. It also suggests that the IDF’s actions after October 7 will “eventually” be recognized as terrorism, though it anticipates this will occur without any reference to the Jewish faith.
This report was reportedly removed from public access online, but it remains available through an archive on the Wayback Machine.
Kabbani’s paper advocates for “dismantling myths through education.” However, it presents unsubstantiated claims regarding Hamas’s October 7 attack.
Specifically, Kabbani noted that as hostilities began, reports in Israeli and Western media circulated “alarming and unverified stories about acts of violence by Hamas, including claims of beheadings and assaults.” He stated that these reports “have significantly contributed to increasing hatred towards Islam.”
In contrast, Dr. Chen Kugel, head of the National Center for Forensic Medicine in Israel, informed The Media Line in November 2023 that many of the October 7 victims, including babies, were found with their heads missing. He acknowledged the difficulty in determining if decapitation occurred before or after death and the method used.
Kabbani also asserted that reports of 120 children killed by Hamas had been challenged by later information suggesting no Israeli infants were casualties. He claimed it was later confirmed that only one child died two days after the attack, with circumstances involving IDF gunfire and lacking precise details.
However, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported that as of October 25, at least 29 of the fatalities from October 7, for whom ages were provided, were children.
Stephen Silverman, Director of Investigations and Enforcement at the Campaign Against Antisemitism, stated that the NAMP paper is “evidence that a major national policing association has been infiltrated by or is controlled by Islamists.” He called for those responsible for the paper to be “immediately investigated by their respective forces’ professional standards departments and dismissed.”
Commenting on the “skyrocketing antisemitism” in the United Kingdom, Fox News deemed the NAMP policy paper “grossly inappropriate.” While acknowledging the importance of dialogue between minority groups and the police, Fox News argued that divisive internal organizations, such as a group for Muslim officers, are counterproductive to public trust and should be immediately addressed, with no police force engaging with the organization going forward.
