From: the_todal@icloud.com 
  
 On 10/08/2025 09:24, Norman Wells wrote: 
 > I see that 474 arrests were made yesterday at a rally in London under 
 > the Terrorism Act 2000, mostly for just peacefully displaying 
 > handwritten placards saying 'I support Palestine Action'.€€ It's also 
 > been reported that 800 inmates in the busiest London jails were moved 
 > out beforehand in order to make room for these alleged terrorists. 
 > 
 > https://news.sky.com/story/police-make-arrests-at-protest-in-support-of- 
 > proscribed-group-palestine-action-13409027 
 > 
 > How can this government possibly justify such shameful Draconian action, 
 > not to mention cost, for what is essentially an Orwellian thoughtcrime? 
 > Harmless pensioners being dragged away really isn't a good look. 
 > 
 > Regrettably, it seems we now live in a very authoritarian age. 
 > 
 > 
  
 As Jewish Voice for Labour has pointed out: 
  
 Compare and contrast: 
 1.€€€ €€€Metropolitan Police  said the number of arrests was the largest 
 made by the force on a single day in the last 10 years. 
 2.€€€ €€€Yvette Cooper thanked police for their work handling Palestine 
 rights protests across the UK on Saturday, saying there had been a "very 
 small number of people whose actions crossed the line into criminality". 
  
 unquote 
  
 Which implies that many people were arrested for actions that didn't 
 cross the line into criminality. 
  
 Starmer has also been quoted as saying that Palestine Action has 
 targeted Jewish businesses. Thereby implying that it is an antisemitic 
 group. A barefaced lie.  It may indeed have targeted Israeli businesses 
 which is of course rather different. 
  
  From Wikipedia: 
  
 Elbit Systems Ltd. is an Israel-based international military technology 
 company and defense contractor. Founded in 1966 by Elron, Elbit Systems 
 is the primary provider of the Israeli military's land-based equipment 
 and unmanned aerial vehicles. It is an important company within the 
 defense industry of Israel. 
  
 Elbit Systems also has subsidiary factories around the world, and sells 
 its products to various countries' militaries. At its subsidiary 
 factories in the United Kingdom and the United States, the company has 
 faced protests for its support of the Israeli military in the ongoing 
 Israeli€€€Palestinian conflict. The company has also been divested from by 
 international investment firms due to its involvement in the conflict. 
  
 Reporting in The Guardian showed attempted coordination between Elbit 
 and the Embassy of Israel with the Home Office, Attorney General for 
 England and Wales and Crown Prosecution Service regarding the 
 prosecution of Palestine Action activists, dating back to April 2022. 
  
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