A valued lone voice of dissent

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Ophelia Benson

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One has to wonder…why are the met arresting the guy protesting terrorism? Are we all pro-terrorism now? I seem to have overlooked that ruling.

His sign says “Hamas are terrorists.”

They batter him down to the ground in aid of arresting him for…saying Hamas are terrorists.

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3 responses to “A valued lone voice of dissent”

  1. Colin Daniels Avatar
    Colin Daniels

    I wonder if they plan to arrest His Majesty’s Government next.

    HAMAS is officially proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2009

    Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah (Hamas) – Proscription extended November 2021

    Hamas is a militant Islamist movement that was established in 1987, following the first Palestinian intifada. Its ideology is related to that of the Muslim Brotherhood combined with Palestinian nationalism. Its main aims are to liberate Palestine from Israeli occupation, the establishment of an Islamic state under Sharia law and the destruction of Israel (although Hamas no longer demands the destruction of Israel in its Covenant). The group operates in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Hamas formally established Hamas IDQ in 1992. Hamas IDQ was proscribed by the UK in March 2001. At the time it was HM government’s assessment that there was a sufficient distinction between the so called political and military wings of Hamas, such that they should be treated as different organisations, and that only the military wing was concerned in terrorism. The government now assess that the approach of distinguishing between the various parts of Hamas is artificial. Hamas is a complex but single terrorist organisation.

    Hamas commits and participates in terrorism. Hamas has used indiscriminate rocket or mortar attacks, and raids against Israeli targets. During the May 2021 conflict, over 4,000 rockets were fired indiscriminately into Israel. Civilians, including 2 Israeli children, were killed as a result. Palestinian militant groups, including Hamas, frequently use incendiary balloons to launch attacks from Gaza into southern Israel. There was a spate of incendiary balloon attacks from Gaza during June and July 2021, causing fires in communities in southern Israel that resulted in serious damage to property.

    Hamas also prepares for acts of terrorism. One incident of preparatory activity is that Hamas recently launched summer camps in Gaza which focus on training groups, including minors, to fight. This is evidence of Hamas being responsible for running terrorist training camps in the region. In a press statement, Hamas described the aim of these camps as to “ignite the embers of Jihad in the liberation generation, cultivate Islamic values and prepare the expected victory army to liberate Palestine”.

  2. Your Name's not Bruce? Avatar
    Your Name’s not Bruce?

    Well if they’re no longer allowed to arrest people for saying that men are men, they have to do something with all that pent-up righteous indignation.

  3. Holms Avatar
    Holms

    The cause of this is alleged to be that placard but the footage does not confirm that, as the video begins with the arrest already underway.

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