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Retired Jewish professor Haim Bresheeth, a child of Holocaust survivors and founder of the Jewish Network for Palestine, was arrested under a UK anti-terrorism law after speaking at a recent pro-Palestinian protest in London.

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[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago
[-] Red5@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 week ago

From what I understand, it seems like him saying how Israel hasn’t and cannot defeat Hamas and Hezbollah has been interpreted as being support for both groups, which are designated as terrorist organisations by the UK. That’s the grounds for the arrest.

[-] MyEdgyAlt@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago

You can watch the video can get an unbiased account including intonation, expressions, and gestures.

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