Palestine solidarity demos in the UK

[Gramsci]

This is the Jewish Israeli woman who the police arrested on Friday for allegedly inciting people to march on Saturday. Thus in Mets view breaking the conditions they set out under public order act.

I've seen her on previous marches. A regular on demos about Palestine. Grew up in Israel and ended up here as an anti Zionist Jew.

Another great home goal for the boys in blue.

 

[Gramsci]

 

[Gramsci]

Nice to see a lot of the older generation being such a threat to the state.

 

[nino_savatte]

CAA aren't the only one. They are outspoken on X

Others mentioned in articles overing this are Chief Rabbi and Board of Deputies of British Jews. Who have mainstream credibility.

All of them nasty pieces of work.

 

[zedr]

Green and Black Cross are offering support for people arrested or who gave the police their details on Saturday.


alt text: twitter screenshot from Green & Black Cross

Were you arrested at London Palestine protest on 18th Jan or gave police your details?

We can give you support & info. Get in touch [email protected]/07946541511

Invited for a voluntary interview? Contact us!

Share with arrestees.

 

[Gramsci]

A lurch towards political repression

The violent arrest on Saturday’s Palestine demonstration of Stop the War chief steward Chris Nineham and dozens of other peaceful…

www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk

JVL statement.

As Jews we are shocked at this brazen attempt to interfere with hard-won political freedoms by conjuring up an imaginary threat to Jewish freedom of worship. It is beyond time for police and politicians to start listening to Jews who support justice for Palestinians and not only to those who back Israel’s far-right government.

I've met a few of them over years and they are ok

 

[TopCat]

Footage from the contested scene.

 

[Gramsci]

Footage from the contested scene.

I really hate the police sometimes

 

[Gramsci]

Owen Jones interview with one of the leaders of the Green party. Who is Jewish.



About 13 minutes in goes into more of what happened on the day.

I didn't see it all so cannot back this up

All I can say is that previous marches/ demos policing has been much less in ones face.

On Saturday the pigs were crawling all over the area. You couldn't avoid them. Trouble was inevitable

Refusing to let people march on spurious grounds it was near a Synagogue and the supposed cumulative impact of people coming out to oppose genocide on a series of marches was intimidating to others is bollox

 

[teqniq]

He has also written a letter to the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper:

Letter from Zack Polanski AM to Home Secretary: Palestine Marches

Such language feeds false and often racist narratives about the Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s protests that have been peaceful.

www.london.gov.uk

 

[Miss-Shelf]

Owen Jones interview with one of the leaders of the Green party. Who is Jewish.



About 13 minutes in goes into more of what happened on the day.

I didn't see it all so cannot back this up

All I can say is that previous marches/ demos policing has been much less in ones face.

On Saturday the pigs were crawling all over the area. You couldn't avoid them. Trouble was inevitable

Refusing to let people march on spurious grounds it was near a Synagogue and the supposed cumulative impact of people coming out to oppose genocide on a series of marches was intimidating to others is bollox

its' fair to say that there have been spurious arrests, poor police behaviour and a lot of kettles on nearly all the marches since October 2023 - just mainly not on this scale https://netpol.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/InOurMillions_WEB.pdf

 

[Gramsci]

its' fair to say that there have been spurious arrests, poor police behaviour and a lot of kettles on nearly all the marches since October 2023 - just mainly not on this scale https://netpol.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/InOurMillions_WEB.pdf

Extensive surveillance, with police Forward Intelligence and Evidence Gathering Teams
deployed through crowds to intrusively film

This from the report is correct in my experience.

And they have not been discreet about it. Its an in your face policing that's happened on the most peaceful demos.

Most people who go on these Demos aren't looking for trouble.

The way police were making it difficult for the march last Saturday to take place, the uncertainty leading up to the day and the police issuing public order act messages on social media in itself is a form of policing. As it puts a lot of people off going altogether. Police must realise this.

My partner didn't want to go. And I don't blame her.

It shouldn't be like that.

 

[Miss-Shelf]

This from the report is correct in my experience.

And they have not been discreet about it. Its an in your face policing that's happened on the most peaceful demos.

Most people who go on these Demos aren't looking for trouble.

The way police were making it difficult for the march last Saturday to take place, the uncertainty leading up to the day and the police issuing public order act messages on social media in itself is a form of policing. As it puts a lot of people off going altogether. Police must realise this.

My partner didn't want to go. And I don't blame her.

It shouldn't be like that.

100% agree
I was re reading that netpol report from mid 2024 and most people arrested were released without charge
most arrests on Saturday were released under charge and some kept for court till today (although they might have been the ones at the BBC albeit they were only sitting there in defiance of conditions imposed. sitting on the pavement in the wrong place with no threat of violence can get you locked up for 2 days now)
it really impacts protest and not just the pro Palestine movement