LONDON: The daughter of a Holocaust survivor was arrested in central London on Saturday after taking part in a protest against the banning of Palestine Action.
Carolyn Gelenter, 67, was part of a group of about 100 demonstrators who were targeted by police in the capital for holding signs that read, “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action,” The Independent reported.
The group was proscribed by the government in July this year after two of its members broke into a Royal Air Force base. It is now illegal to show support for Palestine Action in the UK.
Gelenter, who is from Australia but lives in London, said that she “could not be a bystander” over the issue. She was previously arrested on the same charges at another protest.
She told the PA news agency before being arrested: “I wasn’t sure I wanted to get arrested again. I thought I’d made my point, and it got lots of media attention, but I just was worried there weren’t enough people, and I’m really worried about the erosion of our democratic rights.
