Tonight I attended a demonstration outside the Justice Ministry which Palestine Solidarity Campaign had belatedly called. The Police presence was heavy and intimidating but nonetheless a thousand people gathered to show their solidarity. The Police had earlier banned the demonstration from Downing Street as it might ‘interfere’ with a Chanukah celebration in Trafalgar Square.

Once again the racist Metropolitan Police use ‘anti-Semitism’ as the excuse to attack Palestine solidarity and then they claim they are not political.

In a joint statement with Manchester Police, the Met has also banned the use of ‘Globalise the Intifada’ slogan. This despite their admitting that the CPS has ruled against it legally. Thus we see the police state in formation as a nakedly political police takes over.

The Palestine Solidarity movement must now make this slogan, just as we made, ‘Palestine will be free, from the river to the sea’ our slogan. Let the Met try and arrest us all.