The Metropolitan Police chief has said he is “shocked and frustrated” at a planned protest in support of Palestine Action in London on Monday.
Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said while the right to protest is essential, “actions in support of such a group go beyond what most would see as legitimate protest”.
It comes as the home secretary is understood to be preparing a written statement to put before Parliament on Monday to proscribe the group, effectively branding it a terrorist organisation.
On Friday, Palestine Action activists broke into RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire and sprayed two military planes with red paint in protest of the UK’s support of Israel over the war in Gaza.
The planned protest in central London is supported by 35 groups including various other pro-Palestinian groups, the Stop the War Coalition, Cage and Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND).
Describing Palestine Action as an “organised extremist criminal group,” Sir Mark said that until the group is proscribed, the Met had no legal power to prevent the protest taking place.
“We do, however, have the power to impose conditions on it to prevent disorder, damage, and serious disruption to the community,” he added, saying “breaches of the law will be dealt with robustly”.
The UK establishment hasn’t really changed much, they still love their genocides.
The British Empire is responsible for most of the wars we have today, stealing everyone’s wealth and culture by forcably assimilating their colonies of slaves or Indentured immigrants.
