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@HeatherMJ@mastodon.social @GeofCox@climatejustice.social @Geri@mastodon.online 2/ The government’s Proscription Review Group conceded in March that a ban on PA would be unprecedented due to no known precedent of an organisation being proscribed due to its use or threat of action involving serious damage to property. MI5 also concluded that “the majority of direct action by Palestine Action would not be classified as terrorism, but does often involve criminality”. /

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@HeatherMJ@mastodon.social @GeofCox@climatejustice.social @Geri@mastodon.online 3/ The discrepancy between the Home Office press briefings and the official intelligence reports suggests a state-linked disinformation campaign was waged against PA in order to manufacture public consent for proscription. Israeli owned Elbit Systems pushed for a retrial after charges against PA’s co-founders were dismissed. Israeli embassy officials attempted to get the Gov to intervene in court cases. /

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@HeatherMJ@mastodon.social @GeofCox@climatejustice.social @Geri@mastodon.online 4/ Then it came to light that Lord Walney, the government's independent adviser on political violence and disruption and who pushed for proscription, accepted funding from pro-Israel and arms trade lobbyists. Cooper herself has accepted significant funding from the Israeli lobby. Labour are in the pockets of the Israeli lobby - far far more than the Tories ever were. Time to co-sign them to the bin