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•Soho Theatre: Jewish theatregoers felt 'unsafe' at Paul Currie comedy show
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Incident took place at the Soho Theatre on Saturday night during a performance by comedian Paul Currie .
Jewish attendee said Currie displayed a Palestinian flag and yelled "get out" at a man who objected.
The theatre said it was "sorry and saddened" by the incident and police said enquiries are ongoing.
"These allegations are of deeply disturbing discriminatory abuse against Jews . "Comedians are rightly given broad latitude, but hounding Jews out of theatres is reminiscent of humanity's darkest days, and must have no place in central London in 2024 ." The group added that it was considering "various forms of civil action" and that the police had been informed..
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