"The Arab word intifada means uprising, rebellion or resistance against Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. It does not mean violence and is not antisemitic. It is against the Israeli regime and its war crimes, not against Jewish people. By non-violent resistance' I was advocating boycott, sanction and divestment the same tactics that helped bring down the apartheid regime in South Africa."
"Globalise the intifada' means create a worldwide campaign like the anti-apartheid movement. The police are totally wrong to conflate support for Palestinian resistance to oppression with hatred and attacks on Jews, he said. In December, the Metropolitan police said that protesters who chanted globalise the intifada would now be arrested because the context has changed after the Bondi Beach terror attack in Sydney."
A 74-year-old activist was arrested in London while holding a placard that read: 'Globalise the intifada: Non-violent resistance. End Israel's occupation of Gaza & West Bank.' Police said the word 'intifada' was unlawful and arrested the man on suspicion of a public order offence; he was taken to Sutton police station. The placard framed intifada as non-violent resistance advocating boycott, sanctions and divestment similar to anti-apartheid tactics. The Arabic term intifada means uprising, rebellion, or resistance and does not inherently denote violence or antisemitism. Metropolitan police previously stated chanting 'globalise the intifada' could now lead to arrest after the Bondi Beach terror attack. The incident raised concerns about increasing restrictions on peaceful protest.
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