Jewish men armed themselves with batons for protection

Two Jewish men who took batons to defend themselves at an anti-semitism protest rally were fined but wished ‘good luck’ by a magistrate. Paul Gershon, 63, and Harvey Young, 68, were on their way to a Downing Street demonstration organised by the Jewish Leadership Council on 10 May this year when they were stopped by police. Prosecutor Sonu Vijh said they had extendable batons which should not be carried in public, Westminster magistrates court heard. They were handcuffed and taken…