Campaigner Peter Tatchell arrested for carrying ‘globalise the intifada’ placard
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Activist Peter Tatchell was arrested at a pro-Palestine march in London on Saturday for holding a sign that read "globalise the intifada: Non-violent resistance. End Israel’s occupation of Gaza & West Bank." The Metropolitan Police cited a public order offense, stating that the context of the phrase had changed after a recent terror attack. Tatchell, who was taken to Sutton police station, condemned the arrest as an attack on free speech, arguing that "intifada" signifies resistance against occupation, not violence or antisemitism. He stated that he was advocating for non-violent tactics like boycott, sanction and divestment. The Metropolitan Police reported 13 arrests from the Palestine Coalition protest and one from a counter-demonstration.
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AI-ExtractedTatchell said three people “were charged with this new ‘crime’ of expressing support for an intifada against Israel’s war crimes and genocide” at a London rally last month.
The Metropolitan police said there were 13 arrests from the Palestine Coalition protest and one from the Stop the Hate counter demonstration.
The Metropolitan police said that protesters who chanted “globalise the intifada” would now be arrested because the “context has changed”.
Tatchell called his arrest an “attack on free speech” and said police claimed the word intifada was unlawful.
Peter Tatchell was arrested for holding a placard which displayed the phrase “globalise the intifada” at a pro-Palestine march in London.
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