Arresting protestors while Gaza starves

JVL Introduction

This Video was compiled by The Guardian and rather highlights the futility of the action and the waste of police resources.  This article in The Times, “Quelling Palestine protest was an ‘unrealistic’ task, shows that the Met police (and those brought in from as far as Wale) might rather have been doing other things. The organisers of the action,  Defend Our Juries said: “Already we’re hearing from hundreds of people wanting to take part in the next one, so expecting it to be even bigger. People are now seeing an arrest for terrorism as a badge of honour for resistance to genocide.”

The caption to the photograph above, provided by the photographer was “552 protesters were arrested at a demonstration organised by Defend our Juries against the decision by the British Government to proscribe the civil disobedience group Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act…..supporters held up signs stating “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” and waited peacefully for the Metropolitan Police to arrest them. The decision to proscribe Palestine Action is widely regarded as absurd overreach by an increasing authoritarian government and a serious attack on free speech and the right to protest.”

We also publish a blogpost by Stephen Till who was one of those arrested.  We also know that several hundreds were not arrested and are ready to come back in September.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian on Sun 10 Aug 2025. Read the original here.