"Pro-Palestine organisations in the UK have reacted angrily to the government's plans to grant police new powers to put conditions on repeated demonstrations, describing it as a draconian assault on the right to protest. They have vowed to continue protesting, saying the peace deal brokered by US president Donald Trump did not resolve a number of issues that continue to afflict the Palestinian people in Gaza and the occupied West Bank."
"Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced earlier this month that police forces would be granted new powers to impose tougher conditions on protests by taking account of the cumulative impact of previous similar demonstrations. Speaking to The Independent, Ben Jamal, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), described the move as a further draconian assault on the fundamental right to protest."
The Independent solicits donations to fund on-the-ground journalism across issues like reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech while keeping reporting free of paywalls. Donations support sending journalists to report from both sides of developing stories. The UK government plans to grant police new powers to impose conditions on repeated demonstrations by taking account of the cumulative impact of prior protests. Pro-Palestine organisations in the UK condemn the proposal as a draconian assault on the right to protest and vow to continue demonstrating. The ceasefire appears fragile, with each side accusing the other of breaches after the final hostages were released.
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