The
police arrested at least 47 supporters of the banned direct action
group Palestine Action as they held a peaceful protest outside the
Ministry of Justice in central London last week. Police
dragged away protesters for simply carrying signs proclaiming “I
support Palestine Action”. One protester screamed as she was
dragged away by police: “Stop genocide in Palestine! We call on
Keir Starmer to do the right thing. We want this Labour government to
do the right thing”. They’re the latest of more than 2,000
arrests since Palestine Action was banned under the UK’s
anti-terrorism laws, adding it to a list that includes ISIS and
al-Qaeda.
Six
members of Palestine Action are on trial on charges of aggravated
burglary, criminal damage and violent disorder after they broke into
a factory that produces hardware for the Israeli weapons maker Elbit
Systems and used sledgehammers to destroy equipment.
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