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Police have arrested protesters at a Palestine Action demonstration in Liverpool, ahead of the Labour Party conference.
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British direct action group
Palestine Action, also called Pal Action, is a British direct action network founded in 2020 with the stated goal of "ending global participation in Israel's genocidal and apartheid regime". With Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems as their primary target from the beginning, the organisation has been active in protests against the Gaza war in the United Kingdom, with many of their most high-profile actions such as the "Filton 24" case coming in response to the Gaza genocide.
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City in Merseyside, England
Liverpool is a port city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, 178 miles (286 km) north-west of London. It had an estimated population of 508,961 in 2024. The city is within the larger Liverpool City Region, a combined authority area with a population of over 1.5 million.
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Muslim Network TV and Palestine Chronicle foreground peaceful protest and arrests under terrorism laws, while the BBC emphasises police planning and lawful pro…
More than 250 protesters sat outside Labour's party conference in Liverpool to support the banned group.
The protest coincided with the start of the Labour Party conference in Liverpool