In London, 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 on Thursday. They’re the latest of more than 2,000 arrests since Britain’s House of Commons voted in July to proscribe Palestine Action under the U.K.’s anti-terrorism laws, adding it to a list that includes ISIS and al-Qaeda. 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.”
This week, six members of Palestine Action went on trial in the U.K. 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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