UK minister for repression determined to label organization Palestine Action as "terrorist"
The UK minister for repression is absolutely determined to
label the organization Palestine Action as "terrorist" and ban it
on account of a protest where its members sprayed red paint on
warplanes in a military base.
If protesters can get access to them to spray paint, someone with
violent and hostile aims could get access too. The Royal Air Force
should be grateful that its weak security was discovered and reported
in this way, and the British government should cease its repression of
people protesting against support for Israel's war crimes.
The group's lawyers claim that the proposed ban would be illegal.
I wonder whether a court would have a chance to judge whether the ban
of the organization is lawful. Or would punishment of its members
be automatic, with no consideration of whether the group deserves
the name of "terrorist"?
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