UK unions call on government to repeal ‘authoritarian’ ban on Palestine Action group
The British Trades Union Congress has unanimously passed a motion calling on the British government to take action to end Israel’s war on Gaza, including ending all “military collaboration with Israel” and repealing “the proscription of Palestine Action”.
The motion, passed on Wednesday, called on the government to “repeal the authoritarian proscription of Palestine Action under counter-terrorism laws and uphold and strengthen the right to peaceful protest following the arrest of activists”.
The unions, which represent some five million workers across the United Kingdom, passed the motion as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government continues to order mass arrests of peaceful protesters holding signs in support of Palestine Action.
Speaking in support of the motion, the president of the Public and Commercial Services Union, Martin Cavanagh, said, “Let us be clear: Protest is not terrorism. Solidarity is not a crime. And silence in the face of injustice is not an option.”
An elderly protester is taken away by police officers at a ‘Lift The Ban’ demonstration in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action, in Parliament Square, central London, on September 6
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Herzog says Israel ‘ready for a complete deal’ with Hamas despite Doha strike
Speaking at the Chatham House think tank in London on Wednesday, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog said Israel “is ready for a complete deal, the end of war, getting our hostages back and moving forward”.
“This is what Israel is willing to do, and it’s waiting and waiting and waiting, and we see all the time how they [Hamas] manipulate the proposals,” Herzog said in response to a question from a journalist.
Herzog’s comments came a day after Israel carried out an attack on a Hamas delegation in the Qatari capital Doha, in a strike widely condemned by the international community.
As we previously reported, Herzog also reportedly had a “tough” discussion with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday regarding ending Israel’s war on Gaza.
Ryanair says it may not resume Israel operations
Budget carrier Ryanair says it may not resume operations in Israel even after the Gaza war ends.
Group CEO Michael O’Leary told journalists in Dublin, “there is a real possibility that we won’t bother going back to Israel … when the current violence” recedes, adding that the airline was being “messed around” by Israeli airport authorities.
Earlier this year, Ryanair said it would not return to Israel until at least October 25.
