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UK police arrest Pro-BDS Palestinian activist on terrorism charge
JPost ^ | August 31, 2020 | B Weinthal

Posted on 09/02/2020 1:14:03 PM PDT by Marinario

The paper said that Hijjawi was arrested at Heathrow airport and the 62-year-old's house in the Blackhall area of Edinburgh was searched by Scottish police.

Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, also known as BDS.

British authorities arrested the former chairman of the Association of Palestinian Communities in Scotland  Dr. Issam Hijjawi on Saturday for allegedly committing preparatory acts of terrorism in connection with the New Irish Republican Army.

He was the 10th person to be charged in a joint Police Service of Northern Ireland and MI5 investigation called Operation Arbacia, The Irish News reported Tuesday.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; Israel; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: angelamerkel; bds; brexit; brexitparty; europeanunion; fartyshadesofgreen; germany; ira; ireland; irishrepublicanarmy; israel; issamhijjawi; jerusalem; letshavejerusalem; localnews; nato; newira; nigelfarage; nira; palestinians; scotland; scotlandyet; unitedkingdom; waronterror; wot

1 posted on 09/02/2020 1:14:04 PM PDT by Marinario
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To: Marinario

Terror and BDS, one in the same.


2 posted on 09/02/2020 1:15:18 PM PDT by Freeleesy
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To: Marinario

3 posted on 09/02/2020 1:31:57 PM PDT by montag813 (Nonsenze)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper; piasa

Ping on IRA/BDS ties.


4 posted on 09/02/2020 2:57:30 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Fedora

Interesting! the “ New IRA”. Wonder if it a generational group just like the New Black Panther Party and New SDS are?

It only takes a handful of psychoes and reds and Palestinian murderers to do a lot of harm.


5 posted on 09/02/2020 7:09:31 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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6 posted on 09/03/2020 6:50:18 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
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7 posted on 09/03/2020 7:06:22 AM PDT by SJackson (wondered...what 10 Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through..Congress, RR)
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