Civil liberty groups express concern over plan for more anti-protest powers
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Home secretary says police can consider ‘cumulative impact’ of rallies as Palestine Action ban opponents vow ‘escalation’

Ministers are to give police new powers to target repeated protests, aimed particularly at cracking down on demonstrations connected to Gaza, the Home Office has said.

The announcement, made the morning after almost 500 people were arrested in London for expressing support for Palestine Action, a proscribed organisation, could allow police to order regular protests to take place at a different site.

  • ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.comEnglish
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    2 months ago

    And they were accusing protestors of taking police resources away from protecting synagogues after the Manchester terror attack. While they’ve been arresting old and disabled people for holding fucking signs.

    This Labour government continues to hit new lows, they have honestly become worse than the Tories where civil liberties are concerned. They will do anything to protect Israel. They don’t work for the British people, they work for Tel Aviv.

  • pageflight@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Why are the US and UK governments so against anti -Israel priests? It seems like more than generic “down with democracy and liberals,” or fascist ruler buddies looking out for each other, or the IDF training police. Is there a direct line of profit and/or power from Israel to the US and UK?

    • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
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      2 months ago
      1. Until recently any word against Israel was met with the antisemitism hammer. I don’t think they realise how outdated that view is.
      2. Their hands are deep in the cookie jar. They’ve been supplying arms for 50+ years. “You weren’t meant to kill people with them!”
      3. Trump in particular doesn’t really care. All he sees is an opportunity to make money rebuilding Gaza.
      4. U.K. leadership has a real problem standing in opposition to Trump. They’ll insult him in private, but whisper sweet nothings into his ear when in person. They think they’re being clever. They’re not.