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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Juliet Stevenson

Palestine Action spraying paint is not terrorism. As ministers abuse their powers, I feel a duty to speak out

Police officers in hi-vis  jackets inside a crowd of protesters
A Palestine Action protest in Westminster, 23 June 2025. Photograph: James Veysey/Shutterstock

Strongly worded emails are not doing it. Appeals to MPs are not doing it. Taking to the streets in our hundreds of thousands with banners and placards is not working. Elected representatives from every party in parliament have stood in the Commons and asked the government to act. Some government ministers themselves have condemned Israel’s starvation of Palestinians in Gaza. Every poll of public opinion shows that the nation demands we stop arming Israel, and wants to see an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire. But none of these things are working.

Keir Starmer and his cabinet remain impervious to all calls for humanitarian intervention, and Israel is still killing children in Gaza with the support of the British government.

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