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Scottish pro-Palestine activist arrested 'for reading poem threateningly'

Bill Williamson (centre) with a group of pro-Palestine activists who hold weekly vigils in Dunoon (Image: Supplied)

A SCOTTISH pro-Palestine activist is facing charges for “threatening and abusive behaviour” after reading a poem about children killed by Israel.

Bill Williamson, 74, who lives in Ardentinny, said he had been at a weekly Palestine vigil outside Dunoon Burgh Hall on July 4 when he was approached by a pair of police officers while he was reading out Don’t Mention The Children by the Jewish writer Michael Rosen through a megaphone.

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