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Met Police Detain at Least 90 at London Protest Over Palestine Action Ban

The episode highlights uneven enforcement ahead of a court hearing on the proscription.

Overview

  • Metropolitan Police arrested participants in Tavistock Square for expressing support for the proscribed group during a Defend Our Juries action.
  • A major operation earlier in the week charged a further 120 people, bringing reported suspects to 254, with court appearances due between November 29 and December 9.
  • Parallel demonstrations in Belfast and Derry concluded without arrests as PSNI officers observed without intervening.
  • Those detained in London included elderly protesters and Carolyn Gelenter, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, who were seated holding signs stating support for Palestine Action.
  • The organisation was banned in July, making membership or public support a terrorism offense punishable by up to 14 years, and co‑founder Huda Ammori’s legal challenge has a further hearing next week.