"The government is looking [like] such idiots...when people say, 'What's your status?', and then I say, 'Well, I'm on bail for terrorism', they look at me as if the situation is farcical."
"I think they [ministers] are making themselves look an absolute joke. I was already involved with DOJ because I was worried about the erosion of free speech and the right to protest."
"In my view, Palestine Action is not a terrorist organisation. I lived through the IRA and the bombing in London...that is what a terrorist organisation is."
"This is not a terrorist organisation, it's a direct action organisation, like the suffragists, like the direct action groups that preceded us."
Hundreds have been arrested for participating in demonstrations organized by Defend Our Juries, particularly related to Palestine Action, labeled a terrorist organization. Notably, many of the arrested are older individuals, with half at a recent protest being 60 or older. Protesters express their motivations ranging from wanting to amplify the voices of younger generations to challenging government policy. Deborah Hinton, a former magistrate, states her view that Palestine Action is not a terrorist group, comparing it to historical direct action organizations and speaking on the absurdity of current legal sentiments regarding their actions.
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