Starmer must hold his nerve on Palestine Action

Keir Starmer is hardly famous for his grit. But the proscription of Palestine Action is one issue on which the Prime Minister must hold his nerve.

Nearly 900 supporters of Palestine Action – a banned terrorist group – were arrested last weekend alone

Nearly 900 supporters of Palestine Action – a banned terrorist group – were arrested last weekend alone. The organisation’s supporters – and critics of the proscription – claim that the sheer number of arrests means the current approach isn’t working. It simply isn’t sustainable, they say, to apprehend hundreds of ordinary people for showing support for Palestine Action. They’re wrong: Palestine Action is a dangerous organisation that deserves to have been banned.

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