Extraordinary if true. The police better have a really cast-iron reason for doing so - it's somewhat hard to imagine what that would be, in the case of a former UK ambassador. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Murray
Well, yes, its been made pretty clear [1] that, this is indeed a crime in the UK. Now whether that is right or wrong, is for a million other people to argue about, but it is a crime.
And, in the replies, many were quick to tag police and cpsuk to let them know.
>Asked whether he condemned Londoners waving flags in support of Hamas, he added: “Waving the flag of Hamas is against the law. Hamas is proscribed and the police are making sure that they enforce the law.
The flag of Palestine ≠ the flag of Hamas.
Hamas is not the Palestinian people, and the Palestinian people are not Hamas.
>“There’s obviously a distinction with the right to freedom of protest and so forth, but nobody likes to see people scared as a consequence of the actions of others.”
Must be nice to be able to so easily bat away the rights and freedoms which underpin free societies.
flipbrad|2 years ago
youngNed|2 years ago
"If that is a crime, send me back to jail."
Well, yes, its been made pretty clear [1] that, this is indeed a crime in the UK. Now whether that is right or wrong, is for a million other people to argue about, but it is a crime.
And, in the replies, many were quick to tag police and cpsuk to let them know.
[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/hamas-suella-braverman...
ThePowerOfFuet|2 years ago
The flag of Palestine ≠ the flag of Hamas.
Hamas is not the Palestinian people, and the Palestinian people are not Hamas.
>“There’s obviously a distinction with the right to freedom of protest and so forth, but nobody likes to see people scared as a consequence of the actions of others.”
Must be nice to be able to so easily bat away the rights and freedoms which underpin free societies.