British Palestinians feel ‘gaslit’ and unable to speak out, says leading activist

British Palestinians are ‘disbelieved’ and ‘painted as the problem’, says Sara Husseini, director of the British Palestinian Committee. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian

British Palestinians feel unable to speak openly about Israel’s war on Gaza, the director of the British Palestinian Committee has said, amid what campaigners believe is a growing climate of hostility around Palestinian identity and activism in the UK.

Some were afraid to wear Palestinian symbols at work or display Arabic jewellery and keffiyehs in public, Sara Husseini said.