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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Here, Burnham suggests that people arrested for holding paper signs are on one end of the Palestine Action “spectrum”, while people spraying paint on military planes thought to be used to support Israel’s genocide in Gaza are on the “extreme” end… Neither act is terrorism.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

94-year-old Labour conference “terrorism” arrestee, Margaret Owen OBE, is an old friend of Miliband’s late mother. In an incredible @skwawkbox.org interview, Owen said: “she was never afraid of anything… she would have scolded Ed for not going far enough”

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EXCLUSIVE: 94yo arrested Jewish protester, friend of Miliband's mum, has words for him

Speaking to Skwawkbox by video link, Margaret Owen reminisced about her recently-passed friend Marion - Ed Miliband's mum

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🍕Ed Miliband said on Sunday that he is “happy to have a chat” with us. He told Andrew Marr he doesn’t think “anyone intended to have those people [Lift The Ban signholders] criminalised.” Well, Ed Miliband, it’s time to turn your words into deeds. Deproscribe Palestine Action.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Incredible scenes as @novaramedia.com’s Michael Walker questions Yvette Cooper over her decision to proscribe direct action group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. To date, her policy has led to nearly 4,000 arrests of peaceful protesters under the UK Terrorism Act. (29/09/26)

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

SIXTEEN HOURS IN THE COLD Mike Higgins, who’s blind and uses a wheelchair, attempted to leave after five hours in the cold, but was blocked by Mersey Police and subsequently left in the cold for a further 11 hours before police simply left the scene without arresting him. (post attempted 28/09/26)

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

THE POLICE GAVE UP At 5am this morning, after over 150 arrests on terrorism charges and a stand off that lasted over 16 hours, Mersey Police left a group of eight people outside the Labour Party Conference still displaying their “terrorist” signs. defendourjuries.net/press-releases (27/09/26)

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ARRESTS ONGOING It’s midnight, and peaceful signholders are still being arrested under the UK Terrorism Act for holding “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” signs. They’ve been held in a police kettle for 13hrs. Many are pensioners. Deproscribe Palestine Action (post attempt 27/09/26)

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

BREAKING Ed Miliband gently questioned in the Pizza Express directly opposite where 200 people are being arrested under the UK Terrorism Act for holding pieces of paper. Refuses to come and have a conversation with arrestees. Ed Miliband - Deproscribe Palestine Action. (post attempted 27/09/26)

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

CHAOS IN LIVERPOOL Here’s a whole minute of Mersey Police struggling to contain peaceful signholders, mostly pensioners, who police suspect of committing terrorism offences. They’ve lost. It’s over. This law is unenforceable. @labouruk.bsky.social - Lift The Ban on Palestine Action. (27/09/26)

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ARRESTS UNDERWAY Hundreds expecting to be arrested outside Andy Burnham’s first Labour conference as PM for peacefully holding signs in opposition to the unjust proscribing of Palestine Action and UK government complicity in genocide. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action. (post attempted 27/09/26)

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen OBE, arrested under the Terrorism Act outside @labouruk.bsky.social conference. Her crime? Holding a piece of cardboard with the words “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on it. She was among hundreds doing the same.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

UNLAWFUL ARREST On Sunday, police forcefully detained and handcuffed a young man under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act. They stripped him of clothing while dragging him across the floor. He had not committed any crime.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

BREAKING: Miliband ‘looking at’ whether Palestine Action ban was sensible, argues mass arrests 'unintended' Foreign secretary's remarks at Labour conference come after arrests made at protest against ban on the direct action group. www.middleeasteye.net/news/miliban...

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Miliband ‘looking at’ whether Palestine Action ban was sensible, argues mass arrests 'unintended'

Foreign secretary's remarks at Labour conference come after arrests made at protest against ban on the direct action group

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Campaigners welcome Miliband’s claim Palestine Action ban not meant to criminalise ‘grannies’ 🍕Ed Miliband has said it was never anyone’s intent to criminalise “elderly people, vicars and grannies” who have been arrested for supporting Palestine Action. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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Campaigners welcome Miliband’s claim Palestine Action ban not meant to criminalise ‘grannies’ – UK politics live

Defend Our Juries welcomes ‘honesty’ from foreign secretary and says his remarks will help in its legal challenge

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Apologies for the lack of updates relating to yesterday’s action on BlueSky. We’ve had issues getting videos uploaded here, but will attempt to put them out in the correct order today!

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Police have arrested demonstrators outside the Labour Party conference More than 200 protesters sat outside the conference at the Liverpool Experience Campus, with many holding home-made banners which read: "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" www.gbnews.com/news/labour-...

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Labour Party Conference: Police make arrests as Palestine Action protesters target Labour conference

Protesters were sitting on the grass outside the annual conference in Liverpool

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Police arrest pro-Palestine Action protesters including elderly man outside Labour party conference More than 200 protesters sat outside the conference in Liverpool in support of the banned group www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

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Police arrest pro-Palestine Action protesters outside Labour party conference

More than 200 protesters sat outside the conference in Liverpool in support of the banned group

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

BREAKING: Massive Attack’s Rob Del Naja arrested under the UK Terrorism Act outside Labour Party conference venue. The legendary musician was arrested after peacefully holding “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on a paper sign on the eve of Labour’s conference.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A message for Andy Burnham from Rob Del Naja (Massive Attack), Huda Ammori (Co-Founder, Palestine Action), and Michael Mansfield KC. Deproscribe Palestine Action. www.wedonotcomply.org

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

BREAKING: 2/3 people don’t think Palestine Action are terrorists Zeteo UK’s polling shows huge opposition to the government’s approach. “Andy Burnham has stayed silent on the proscription, but Sunday is the moment when he’ll have to show his hand.“ zeteo.uk/p/only-one-i...

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EXCLUSIVE: Only One in Three British Adults Believe Palestine Action Is a Terrorist Organisation

Protests are expected outside Labour Party conference on Sunday over the ban, which has been in place since 2025, and four jailed activists are appealing the decision to sentence them as terrorists.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

ABSOLUTE INSANITY Irish Children’s Laureate Chris Haughton has been arrested a number of times for peacefully holding a sign in opposition to the Labour government’s unjust proscription on direct action group Palestine Action. “Nobody wants this law. Just abandon it.”

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

OUR CORE WORK CONTINUES Jurors have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to their conscience. This 1670 legal principle is stated in a stone plaque inside the Old Bailey. Supporters in Oxford are today informing the public of that fact. 📸: @camerazoe.bsky.social

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I AM NOT A TERRORlST Police in London have routinely arrested peaceful individuals for holding pieces of paper calling on the UK Government to Lift The Ban on Palestine Action. To date, more than 3,700 people have been arrested under the Terrorism Act, mostly elderly people.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Max, 14, understands the reality of climate breakdown and the desperate need to act. He’s been writing to some of the 180 climate activists jailed in the UK since 2022, and some of the judges presiding over their cases. Watch the powerful documentary: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Prison Letters: the teenager writing letters to jailed climate activists – documentary

A teenager struggling with climate anxiety searches for hope in an unexpected place – writing letters to imprisoned activists. Max, 14, is on a quest to understand the human stories behind direct acti...

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

TRYING TO PROTECT LIFE This doctor has been arrested under the UK Terrorism Act multiple times for peacefully holding a sign in protest against the proscription of direct action group Palestine Action and UK complicity in Israel’s genocide.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

SPECIAL OPEN CALL Wednesday 23rd September 6:30pm Featuring Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori alongside activist & author Jonathon Porritt, this will be the final call prior to the September 27th action in Liverpool. Join the call at: defendourjuries.net/open-calls/

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Open Calls - Defend Our Juries %

📲 FINAL CALL / WEDNESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER / 6:30PM This Special Open Call featuring Palestine Action Co-founder Huda Ammori alongside Activist & Author Jonathon Porritt will be the last call prior to th...

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

NO CHOICE It’s 6 Days to go until hundreds take peaceful action outside Labour’s Liverpool conference. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has a choice: Lift The Ban on Palestine Action, or continue to allow the arrests and prosecutions of thousands of UK citizens for peacefully protesting.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Spycops Could Be Authorised to Have Sex With Palestine Action Activists, Says Ex-Special Branch Chief “I’m using existing examples which we have seen reported recently, or fairly recently, as the kinds of things which might justify that authorisation,” novaramedia.com/2026/09/17/s...

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Spycops Could Be Authorised to Have Sex With Palestine Action Activists, Says Ex-Special Branch Chief

A former spycop who once led the Met’s special branch said undercover officers could be authorised to have sex with direct actionists they are spying on.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Time to lift Palestine Action proscription This authoritarian act, likely taken at the prompting of US President Donald Trump, has led to the sentencing as terrorists of people who have hurt nobody. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/time...

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Time to lift Palestine Action proscription

ANDY BURNHAM and Ed Miliband have taken welcome steps towards sanctioning Israel over its genocidal attacks on the Palestinians of Gaza and its ethnic cleansing on the West Bank.Miliband’s statement w...

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In the latest episode of @zackpolanski.bsky.social's Bold Politics podcast, he speaks with @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social about the absurdity of government policy that views peaceful protesters and those who dismantle weapons of genocide as “terrorists”.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

ISRAELI GOVERNMENT LETTER LEAKED Israel are threatening to ban from entering the country individuals associated with 11 British groups including Palestine Action, Oxfam, Save the Children, Medical Aid for Palestinians, and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. 🧵1/5

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

THEY WERE RIGHT 5 Years on from Insulate Britain making headlines for their peaceful roadblocking actions, they continue to be tried in UK courts despite being constantly vindicated by statistics on the issues they were highlighting. 🧵1/5

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Assistant chief constable Nigel Brookes: “The right to peaceful protest is an important part of our democracy and applies irrespective of the political views being expressed.” Terror arrests at record levels as thousands of peaceful sign-holders arrested www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Dover unrest exposes serious flaws in Britain’s handling of far-right extremism

Authorities were caught off guard by the disruption, which they labelled a ‘protest’ despite mass intimidation tactics

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"Is there anything I can do or say" Hundreds of far right, balaclava clad men descended on Dorset and Portsmouth to threaten and intimidate the most vulnerable. Meanwhile, pensioners holding placards are handcuffed, arrested, home raided and charged with terrorism offences.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

“It’s one thing to go out and hold up a placard” Deputy Met Police Commissioner Matt Jukes said that the police take neo-Nazi threats more seriously than those peacefully holding placards. There have been over 3,600 arrests since July 2025 for peacefully holding up a placard.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

IT’S MY RIGHT This young man was arrested under the UK Terrorism Act for holding a sign outside Labour’s conference last year. During his arrest, police attempted to remove him from his wheelchair without any justifiable reason.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

WE DO NOT COMPLY This young person was arrested under the UK Terrorism Act for holding a placard outside Labour’s 2025 conference in Liverpool. 65 others were arrested that day, adding to more than 3,500 arrests since Labour unjustly proscribed Palestine Action.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What in the rank hypocrisy is going on here? Full article: www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In one 🇬🇧 week: 👮‍♂️Home raids incl an 84yo priest for peaceful protest outside Parliament 🤑Fossil-funded politicians exposed over illegal donations, without arrest 🪧Climate activists assaulted for interrupting a speech 🥷🏻Scores of masked men blocking roads without arrest

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

BREAKING 84yo Reverend Sue Parfitt’s home was raided by police today. She had taken part in a peaceful protest on Wednesday with @just-stopoil.bsky.social outside Westminster, calling on Andy Burnham to refuse to reopen new oil & gas licenses in the North Sea. (Footage from a 2025 arrest)

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

If Ed Miliband’s “comprehensive reset” is anything short of lifting the ban on Palestine Action & naming the Israeli assault on the Palestinian people as a genocide (incl resulting legal obligations) then it’s continued complicity. We’ll keep fighting. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Ed Miliband promises ‘comprehensive reset’ of UK policy toward Israel

Foreign secretary tells MPs he will try to stop illegal settlements carving up the West Bank

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Laura Hyland, 67, said she was pleased Starmer was stepping down, adding: “He gave very little support for Palestine, and I hope Andy Burnham will be more supportive. Arresting people for holding signs saying ‘I support Palestine Action’ was disgraceful” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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‘I think he’s sensible’: constituents on Keir Starmer stepping down as MP

Few regrets voiced in Holborn and St Pancras over decision despite former PM having had ‘rough time of it’

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Almost half of all terrorism arrests in Great Britain since 9/11 have taken place since direct action group Palestine Action was unjustly proscribed (July 2025). www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Join us: www.wedonotcomply.org

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Almost half of terrorism arrests in Great Britain since 9/11 have been in past year

Increase coincides with proscription of Palestine Action last year which has led to thousands of arrests for allegedly supporting the protest group

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

DAWN RAIDS Dozens of peaceful activists are having their homes raided by counter-terrorism police for campaigning to lift the ban on Palestine Action. Police have been witnessed removing items such as Palestine flags, posters, technology/phones and even bracelets!

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

PA activists face ‘terror’ charges over Trump golf resort protest The charges stem from seven Palestine Action activists paint-spraying the Scottish resort to protest against the US president’s stance on Gaza. www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

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PA activists face ‘terror’ charges over Trump golf resort protest: Report

Protesters targeted Trump’s Ayrshire resort with red paint and slogans saying 'Gaza is not 4 sale'.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Palestine Action protestors accused of damaging Trump’s Turnberry golf course had ‘terrorist connection’ ‘Gaza is not for sale’ was painted on one of the greens, and holes on the course were dug up www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

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‘Terrorist connection’ over Trump golf course vandalism charges

‘Gaza is not for sale’ was painted on one of the greens, and holes on the course were dug up

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

US terror tag endangers UK Palestine Action activists, critics say "It puts people at more of a risk. The US are known for trying to quash who they perceive as enemies of the American empire, and we are now firmly in their sights,” www.middleeasteye.net/news/very-fr...

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'A very frightening time': US terror tag endangers UK Palestine Action activists, critics say

Washington announced the sanctions days before it was revealed that activists who targeted Trump's Scottish golf resort could face sentencing as 'terrorists'

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Pro-Palestinian Activists Accused of Vandalizing Trump Resort Face Terrorism Accusation Mr. Trump described them as “the terrorists who attacked the beautiful Turnberry” and said that “they did serious damage, and will hopefully be treated harshly.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/w...

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Palestine Action Activists Accused of Vandalism at Trump Turnberry Face Terrorism Accusation

Prosecutors will seek to prove that members of Palestine Action who they say painted “Gaza is not 4 sale” on the Scottish golf course last year committed acts connected to terrorism.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

GAZA IS NOT 4 SALE Former government lawyer Tim Crosland speaks about Trump’s golf course hissy fit and dangers of conflating nonviolent protest with “terrorism”. “This is what the Nazis did in 1933 with the Enabling Act, saying anybody who opposes us is an enemy of the state”.

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