"I would have to look at each individual person and each proscribed organization. I think if you support an organization like Hamas, then depending upon whether you're coordinating, there are all these standards that get applied. This Palestine Action group, I've seen it written about. I don't know what it did. I think if you just merely stand up and say, I support Palestine Action, then unless you are really coordinating with some violent foreign terrorist, I think that censoring that speech does more harm than good."
"Since then, more than 2,700 people have reportedly been arrested for protesting the ban and expressing support for Palestine Action, including an 83-year-old Anglican priest, an 81-year-old former magistrate, an 80-year-old retired teacher, a 75-year-old Catholic priest, a 75-year-old former Army colonel, a 68-year-old grandmother of seven, an old woman with a Zimmer frame, and a man in a wheelchair."
Palestine Action was designated a terrorist group in the U.K. after members broke into a Royal Air Force base and vandalized a plane in protest over government support for Israel. More than 2,700 people have reportedly been arrested for protesting the ban and expressing support for Palestine Action, including numerous elderly and disabled individuals. Arrests have included clergy, retired professionals, and public activists. Censoring speech by people who merely express support, without coordinating with violent foreign terrorists, can cause greater harm than benefit. Enforcement decisions require case-by-case assessment of coordination and violent intent.
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