The National Association of Muslim Police (NAMP), an official UK police staff association, published and then deleted a policy paper that labeled the Israeli military a 'Zionist terrorist group' and defended Hamas, according to The Spectator. the document, titled 'Confronting Anti-Muslim Hatred' and authored by then vice-president Khaldoun Kabbani, also claimed Zionism fuels anti-Muslim hatred and questioned accounts of violence on October 7. the controversy has prompted calls from the Campaign Against Antisemitism for a full investigation and dismissal of those responsible.

NAMP's 'Confronting Anti-Muslim Hatred' Paper – What It Said

The policy paper, discovered by The Spectator on NAMP's website under the police.uk domain, explicitly labeled the Israeli military a 'Zionist terrorist group' and defended Hamas. It also described Zionism as 'one of the manifestations of anti-Muslim hatred' and suggested there were 'unverified stories about acts of violence' on October 7, according to the document's text.. The paper's content has been widely condemned as antisemitic and a violation of policing impartiality.

The Spectator's Discovery and the Deleted Document

The Spectator reported that the document was authored by Khaldoun Kabbani, then vice-president of NAMP, and hosted on the official NAMP website under the police.uk domain. After the report was published,the document was deleted. Neither NAMP nor Labour MP Shabana Mahmood, who was contacted for comment, had responded at the time of reporting. Key open questions remain: Who approved the paper's publication? Were any internal reviews conducted before it went live? And what disciplinary steps, if any, are being taken?

Campaign Against Antisemitism's Demand for Dismissals

Stephen Silverman of the Campaign Against Antisemitism called the document 'extremist' and a scandal 'worse than the West Midlands Police debacle,' suggesting NAMP may be 'infiltrated or controlled by Islamists.' He urged the Home Secretary to act, noting that Jewish trust in policing has plummeted. The Board of Deputies of British Jews added that the document's falsehoods directly threaten policing integrity and vowed to investigate its circulation and impact. The row comes amid broader accusations of two-tier policing in the UK, particularly regarding antisemitic incidents.

The Henry Nowak Case: A Parallel Police Controversy

The controversy over NAMP's document emerges alongside a separate row over police handling of the murder of Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old Southampton University student who was stabbed to death. As The Spectator reported, officers initially arrested Nowak for alleged racial abuse while he lay dying. That case has also fuelled claims of bias in UK policing. the two incidents together raise urgent questions about the impartiality of police staff associations and the need for independent oversight.