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November 21, 2025

London Police Arrest Peaceful Protesters for Carrying Signs Supporting Palestine Action
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In London, police arrested at least 47 supporters of the banned direct
action group Palestine Action as they held a peaceful protest outside
the Ministry of Justice on Thursday. They're the latest of more than
2,000 arrests since Britain's House of Commons voted in July to
proscribe Palestine Action under the U.K.'s anti-terrorism laws, adding
it to a list that includes ISIS and al-Qaeda. Police dragged away
protesters for simply carrying signs proclaiming, "I support Palestine
Action."

Protester: "Stop genocide in Palestine! We call on Keir Starmer to do
the right thing. We want this Labour government to do the right thing."

This week, six members of Palestine Action went on trial in the U.K. on
charges of aggravated burglary, criminal damage and violent disorder,
after they broke into a factory that produces hardware for the Israeli
weapons maker Elbit Systems and used sledgehammers to destroy equipment.



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