UK arrests 83-year-old priest for backing Palestine Action and opposing Gaza genocide

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UK arrests 83-year-old priest for backing Palestine Action and opposing Gaza genocide - Lemmy.ca

Lemmy

They’re calling these people terrorists for holding signs calling for the end of Israel’s genocide. They’re not calling the people who have been committing genocide every day terrorists: they’re valuable allies. This is the UK Government’s morality. I hope it’s not shared by the British people.
No they’re not. There’s a difference between “Palestine Action” (the group) and “actions and other stuff in favour of Palestine”. The former has been banned, the latter has not. Protesting is legal in the UK; vandalising Air Force equipment is not.
Damaging equipment that is being used to conduct genocide is not vandalism, it’s human fucking decency.
True, but I wasn’t aware that the RAF are currently flying sorties into any ongoing genocide.
how dare you bring logic to a circlejerk

www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqg440v0gxo

They are not doing the bombing in Gaza. They are protecting the ones doing the bombing in Gaza.

UK sends more RAF jets to Middle East as PM urges de-escalation

Sir Keir Starmer said aircraft are being deployed amid intense fighting between Israel and Iran.

You might want to re-read that article. It doesn’t mention Gaza once. Here are some quotes:

“fighting between Israel and Iran”
“protect UK personnel and bases in the Middle East”
“we’ve never been involved in attacking with Israel”
“we’ve got assets out there they need to be protected given Iran has suggested they might be under threat”

Oh I’m sorry, let’s try this one: aje.io/78f3r5
UK military support to Israel ‘could be breach of international law’

The UK government actively complicit in Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people, according to a new report.

Al Jazeera
UK military support to Israel ‘could be breach of international law’

The UK government actively complicit in Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people, according to a new report.

Al Jazeera