"was arrested while carrying a placard that read: Globalise the intifada: Non-violent resistance. End Israel's occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. In a statement released by the Peter Tatchell Foundation, the 74-year-old said the arrest was "an attack on free speech". He said: "The police claimed the word intifada is unlawful. The word intifada is not a crime in law. Thousands marched through the streets of central London for a pro-Palestine rally "The police are engaged in over-reach by making it an arrestable offence."
"A spokesperson for Met Police said: There have been 15 arrests as part of today's policing operation. One from the Stop the Hate counter protest, 13 from the Palestine Coalition protest and one that was unrelated to protest. Mr Tatchell was taken to Sutton police station to be detained, according to his foundation. A protester takes a selfie as he holds a Palestinian flag in Whitehall during a national march for Palestine"
Thousands marched through central London calling on the UK government to stop supplying arms to Israel, carrying placards reading End the occupation now and Stop arming Israel. Fourteen people were arrested at the demonstration, including 74-year-old human rights activist Peter Tatchell, who was detained while holding a placard reading Globalise the intifada: Non-violent resistance. Tatchell said the arrest was an attack on free speech and disputed police claims that the word intifada is unlawful, saying the Arabic term denotes uprising or resistance and is not antisemitic. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said there were 15 arrests across related policing operations and Mr Tatchell was taken to Sutton police station.
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