Posted on 07/05/2025 11:48:30 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
LONDON (AP) — More than 20 people were arrested Saturday on suspicion of terrorism offenses after protesters gathered in central London in support of Palestine Action.
The protest in Parliament Square came hours after the pro-Palestinian activist group was banned in Britain under anti-terrorism laws.
A small group of protesters stood beneath a statue of Mahatma Gandhi and held placards reading, “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
Police surrounded them and several people were taken away. One woman seen lying on the ground in handcuffs was carried by officers to a police van.
“Palestine Action is a proscribed group and officers will act where criminal offences are committed,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
The designation as a proscribed group under the Terrorism Act 2000 means that membership of the group and support of its actions a criminal offense punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
Some 81 organizations are already proscribed under the UK act, including Hamas and al-Qaida.
The government moved to ban Palestine Action after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, England, on June 20, damaging two planes using red paint and crowbars in protest at the British government’s ongoing military support for Israel in its war in Gaza.
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Limeys-who cares?
There, I fixed the line.
RE:...arrested Saturday on suspicion of terrorism offenses...
Arab mother: One time wearing of a bomb vest and automatically you toss my son in jail. Now you’re the fashion police, too? I’m calling your American Tim Walz. He’ll help us over here.
What’s to prevent them from changing their name to “Action in Palestine”, and showing up tomorrow?
“Bailiff—wack their pee pees!”
Palestine Action = Hamas bootlickers.
Which London? There are, at last count, 23 cities in the world named, “London!” ;-)
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