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[–] MarxMadness@hexbear.net 11 points 8 hours ago

Hard to imagine the cops arresting her at 4:30 in the morning without getting special direction to do so.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 12 points 8 hours ago

Defund Peter Kyle.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 8 hours ago

What a melt

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 0 points 8 hours ago (5 children)

Something is seriously wrong with UK. The monarchy could murder a Palestinian baby live on national television and people in the UK would go on and on about how majestic it was, how they did it with such grace and impeccable poise.

[–] Gentryfried@feddit.uk 5 points 3 hours ago

They're not the ones behind the genocide... in israel... at the hands of zionists. Sorry.

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 9 points 5 hours ago

I think you'll find plenty of people have no time for the royals and support Palestine. The right wing press would fawn over it, but they're not representative.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The people, or the government and media?

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 5 points 8 hours ago

The government and media predominantly, with a small section of the people too.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

And we'd have Liberals explaining how it's actually all perfectly legal according to the law and there definitely isn't a two-tiered justice system

I did a quick check on Epstein partner Peter Mandelson and he's still out of prison and classified as "not a flight risk"

[–] rah@hilariouschaos.com 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Something is seriously wrong with UK

The prime minister of the UK, Kier Starmer, is married to a woman who is Jewish so at the moment it's not really possible for the UK to be rational when it comes to Palestine or Israel.

"The couple has two children: a son (born 2008) and a daughter (born 2010); both are being brought up in their mother's Jewish heritage and culture. The family observe Shabbat and are members of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in north London." -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Starmer

[–] Gentryfried@feddit.uk 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Havw to ask why this happens so much thst atheists marry jews and cave to their pressure or requests to raise the kids in the jewish faith

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 3 points 1 hour ago

Probably a combination of "it's really important to this person" and "love". Switching to what your loved one supports happens with all faiths, and occasionally, even football teams.

I have no problem with that.

I do, however, have a problem with that actually meaning "they have to support Israel's genocide" or "they have to arrest anyone who says mean things about Israel".

I suspect you could burn a Union Jack in the middle of your City Centre and there'd be no legal response to it (assuming you had an adequate fire risk assessment).

I also suspect if you burnt an Israeli flag in the middle of your City Centre that you'd be quickly arrested for "terrorism".