DayofPal—Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called on the UK government to reverse its ban on Palestine Action, a pro-Palestine activist group targeting Israeli arms companies.
In a letter to Justice Secretary David Lammy, the independent MP Corbyn expressed concern over the treatment of his constituent, Amu Gib, who has been jailed since June.
Gib, part of a group of Palestine Action members, began a hunger strike to protest their detention. The activists face charges related to a break-in at a ln Israeli-linked military base over Gaza genocide, with their trial not scheduled until January 2027, well beyond the UK’s standard 182-day pre-trial custody limit.
Corbyn referenced UN officials who criticized the ban as “not justified” and noted that over 2,000 arrests have resulted from the proscription. The hunger strikers are demanding immediate bail, fair trials, and the lifting of the group’s banned status.
Pro-Palestinian activists have broken into a Royal Air Force base in central England and claimed to have damaged two military aircraft to protest against the UK government’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza.
The campaign group Palestine Action said two members entered the RAF Brize Norton military base in Oxfordshire, spraying paint into the engines of the Voyager aircraft and attacking them with crowbars.
“Despite publicly condemning the Israeli government, Britain continues to send military cargo, fly spy planes over Gaza and refuel U.S./Israeli fighter jets,” the group said in a statement on Friday, posting a video of the incident on X.
“Britain isn’t just complicit, it’s an active participant in the Gaza genocide and war crimes across the Middle East.”
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