Meanwhile five Youth Demand activists were arrested for blocking a float at London Pride belonging to a company that provides technology to the Israeli military
Palestine Action did not injure anyone. The worst that they have caused was property damage.
And yes, now in the UK if you support civil disobedience as a tool of protest against Israels genocide and the complicity of the UK in it, the police will probably charge you as a terrorist or terrorist supporter. Only then in court it can be decided, whether your actions or opinion are directed towards the proscribed as terrorist group or not.
This also has two further ramifications.
First of all, these investigations and arrests are now done by the counter terrorist unit. This means that resources that could be used to prevent and fight actual terrorism will be diluted to crack down on peaceful protestors.
Furthermore this equates groups such as ISIS or Al-Quaida with Palestine Action, subsequently making the charge against such groups less serious, while motivating people with legitimate protest goals to escalate their protests to violence, as they are charged as terrorists either way.
I was adding an edit to that part of my comment to clarify as you were submitting yours. I agree that it doesn’t even look like they’re seeking to injure anyone.
Palestine Action did not injure anyone. The worst that they have caused was property damage.
And yes, now in the UK if you support civil disobedience as a tool of protest against Israels genocide and the complicity of the UK in it, the police will probably charge you as a terrorist or terrorist supporter. Only then in court it can be decided, whether your actions or opinion are directed towards the proscribed as terrorist group or not.
This also has two further ramifications.
First of all, these investigations and arrests are now done by the counter terrorist unit. This means that resources that could be used to prevent and fight actual terrorism will be diluted to crack down on peaceful protestors.
Furthermore this equates groups such as ISIS or Al-Quaida with Palestine Action, subsequently making the charge against such groups less serious, while motivating people with legitimate protest goals to escalate their protests to violence, as they are charged as terrorists either way.
I was adding an edit to that part of my comment to clarify as you were submitting yours. I agree that it doesn’t even look like they’re seeking to injure anyone.