{"id":50624,"date":"2026-04-11T14:22:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/over-200-arrested-at-london-rally-against-palestine-group-ban\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T14:22:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:22:55","slug":"over-200-arrested-at-london-rally-against-palestine-group-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/over-200-arrested-at-london-rally-against-palestine-group-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 200 Arrested at London Rally Against Palestine Group Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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LONDON, April 11 – Authorities in London detained 212 demonstrators on Saturday during a rally at Trafalgar Square that challenged Britain’s classification of Palestine Action as a terrorist organization.<\/p>

Saturday’s demonstration represented the first major gathering since London’s High Court determined in February that the government’s prohibition labeling the pro-Palestinian organization as terrorists violated the law. UK Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood has received permission to challenge this court decision.<\/p>

British officials prohibited Palestine Action last July using anti-terrorism laws following incidents where group members infiltrated a Royal Air Force facility. The organization claims Britain’s government is complicit in what they characterize as Israeli war crimes occurring in Gaza.<\/p>

Israeli officials have consistently rejected allegations of misconduct during their military operations in Gaza.<\/p>

Participants in Saturday’s rally displayed signs while wearing traditional black and white Palestinian keffiyehs and carrying Palestinian banners, with many seated on the pavement or in folding chairs.<\/p>

The Metropolitan Police of London announced on X that officers were “continuing to make arrests where people are showing support for a proscribed organisation.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

London authorities detained 212 demonstrators at Trafalgar Square during a protest against Britain’s designation of Palestine Action as a terrorist organization. The demonstration marked the first major gathering since a court ruled the government’s ban was unlawful in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":50623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775931775087.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-daw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50632,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/over-200-arrested-at-london-rally-supporting-banned-palestine-action-group\/","url_meta":{"origin":50624,"position":0},"title":"Over 200 Arrested at London Rally Supporting Banned Palestine Action Group","author":"Admin","date":"April 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Metropolitan Police detained 212 demonstrators in London's Trafalgar Square during a protest supporting Palestine Action, a group the British government has designated as a terrorist organization. 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