Palestine solidarity groups in London have told openDemocracy they will “fly their flags high” this weekend, despite Suella Braverman ordering police to crack down on their protests.
The home secretary suggested that waving Palestinian flags and using popular pro-Palestine slogans could be illegal under the Public Order Act in a letter to police chiefs in England and Wales on Tuesday.
Campaigners said the letter had set a “dangerous precedent” in denying democratic rights, but that they still expected “tens of thousands” to march through the capital in support of Palestine on Saturday. It comes as Israel lays siege to Gaza in the wake of an unprecedented attack by Hamas at the weekend.
