Media telling ‘half-truths' about Israel-Gaza conflict
'What we're talking about here is a historic issue with most of the media in relation to the state of Israel, and that's just committing modern-day blood libels,' Ms Tognini told Sky News host Andrew Bolt.
'In the context of the current situation in the Middle East, it's important for people to remember that many things can be true.
'The media has been allowing itself to be manipulated and telling half-truths about the situation in the Middle East.'
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London police arrest 365 pro-Palestinian protesters
British police have arrested 365 people in central London as supporters of a recently banned pro-Palestinian group intentionally flouted the law as part of their effort to force the government to reconsider the ban. Parliament in early July passed a law banning Palestine Action and making it a crime to publicly support the organisation. That came after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base and vandalised two tanker planes to protest against Britain's support for Israel's offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Backers of the group, who have held a series of protests around the UK over the past month, argue that the law illegally restricts freedom of expression. More than 500 protesters filled the square outside parliament on Saturday, many daring police to arrest them by displaying signs reading: "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action." That was enough for the police to step in. But as the demonstration began to wind down, police and protest organisers sparred over the number of arrests, as the organisers sought to show that the law was unworkable. "The police have only been able to arrest a fraction of those supposedly committing terrorism offences, and most of those have been given street bail and allowed to go home," the protest organiser said in a statement. London's Metropolitan Police Service quickly hit back, saying this wasn't true and that many of those who gathered in the square were onlookers, media or people who didn't hold placards supporting the group. "We are confident that anyone who came to Parliament Square today to hold a placard expressing support for Palestine Action was either arrested or is in the process of being arrested," the police force said in a statement. On Friday, police said the demonstration was unusual in that the protesters wanted to be arrested in large numbers to place a strain on police and the broader criminal justice system. The government moved to ban Palestine Action after the activists broke into a British air force base in southern England on June 20 to protest British military support for the Israel-Hamas war. The activists sprayed red paint into the engines of two tanker planes at the RAF Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire and caused further damage with crowbars. Palestine Action had previously targeted Israeli defence contractors and other sites in the United Kingdom that they believe have links with the Israeli military. Supporters of the group are challenging the ban in court, saying the government has gone too far in declaring Palestine Action a terrorist organisation. Amnesty International criticised the arrests. "Today's mass arrests of peaceful protesters under UK terrorism law are deeply concerning," Amnesty International UK chief executive Sacha Deshmukh said. "Instead of criminalising peaceful demonstrators, the government should be focusing on taking immediate and unequivocal action to put a stop to Israel's genocide and ending any risk of UK complicity in it." While Prime Minister Keir Starmer has angered Israel with plans to recognise a Palestinian state later this year, many Palestinian supporters in Britain criticise the government for not doing enough to end the war in Gaza. with PA British police have arrested 365 people in central London as supporters of a recently banned pro-Palestinian group intentionally flouted the law as part of their effort to force the government to reconsider the ban. Parliament in early July passed a law banning Palestine Action and making it a crime to publicly support the organisation. That came after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base and vandalised two tanker planes to protest against Britain's support for Israel's offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Backers of the group, who have held a series of protests around the UK over the past month, argue that the law illegally restricts freedom of expression. More than 500 protesters filled the square outside parliament on Saturday, many daring police to arrest them by displaying signs reading: "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action." That was enough for the police to step in. But as the demonstration began to wind down, police and protest organisers sparred over the number of arrests, as the organisers sought to show that the law was unworkable. "The police have only been able to arrest a fraction of those supposedly committing terrorism offences, and most of those have been given street bail and allowed to go home," the protest organiser said in a statement. London's Metropolitan Police Service quickly hit back, saying this wasn't true and that many of those who gathered in the square were onlookers, media or people who didn't hold placards supporting the group. "We are confident that anyone who came to Parliament Square today to hold a placard expressing support for Palestine Action was either arrested or is in the process of being arrested," the police force said in a statement. On Friday, police said the demonstration was unusual in that the protesters wanted to be arrested in large numbers to place a strain on police and the broader criminal justice system. The government moved to ban Palestine Action after the activists broke into a British air force base in southern England on June 20 to protest British military support for the Israel-Hamas war. The activists sprayed red paint into the engines of two tanker planes at the RAF Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire and caused further damage with crowbars. Palestine Action had previously targeted Israeli defence contractors and other sites in the United Kingdom that they believe have links with the Israeli military. Supporters of the group are challenging the ban in court, saying the government has gone too far in declaring Palestine Action a terrorist organisation. Amnesty International criticised the arrests. "Today's mass arrests of peaceful protesters under UK terrorism law are deeply concerning," Amnesty International UK chief executive Sacha Deshmukh said. "Instead of criminalising peaceful demonstrators, the government should be focusing on taking immediate and unequivocal action to put a stop to Israel's genocide and ending any risk of UK complicity in it." While Prime Minister Keir Starmer has angered Israel with plans to recognise a Palestinian state later this year, many Palestinian supporters in Britain criticise the government for not doing enough to end the war in Gaza. with PA British police have arrested 365 people in central London as supporters of a recently banned pro-Palestinian group intentionally flouted the law as part of their effort to force the government to reconsider the ban. Parliament in early July passed a law banning Palestine Action and making it a crime to publicly support the organisation. That came after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base and vandalised two tanker planes to protest against Britain's support for Israel's offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Backers of the group, who have held a series of protests around the UK over the past month, argue that the law illegally restricts freedom of expression. More than 500 protesters filled the square outside parliament on Saturday, many daring police to arrest them by displaying signs reading: "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action." That was enough for the police to step in. But as the demonstration began to wind down, police and protest organisers sparred over the number of arrests, as the organisers sought to show that the law was unworkable. "The police have only been able to arrest a fraction of those supposedly committing terrorism offences, and most of those have been given street bail and allowed to go home," the protest organiser said in a statement. London's Metropolitan Police Service quickly hit back, saying this wasn't true and that many of those who gathered in the square were onlookers, media or people who didn't hold placards supporting the group. "We are confident that anyone who came to Parliament Square today to hold a placard expressing support for Palestine Action was either arrested or is in the process of being arrested," the police force said in a statement. On Friday, police said the demonstration was unusual in that the protesters wanted to be arrested in large numbers to place a strain on police and the broader criminal justice system. The government moved to ban Palestine Action after the activists broke into a British air force base in southern England on June 20 to protest British military support for the Israel-Hamas war. The activists sprayed red paint into the engines of two tanker planes at the RAF Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire and caused further damage with crowbars. Palestine Action had previously targeted Israeli defence contractors and other sites in the United Kingdom that they believe have links with the Israeli military. Supporters of the group are challenging the ban in court, saying the government has gone too far in declaring Palestine Action a terrorist organisation. Amnesty International criticised the arrests. "Today's mass arrests of peaceful protesters under UK terrorism law are deeply concerning," Amnesty International UK chief executive Sacha Deshmukh said. "Instead of criminalising peaceful demonstrators, the government should be focusing on taking immediate and unequivocal action to put a stop to Israel's genocide and ending any risk of UK complicity in it." 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More than 500 protesters filled the square outside parliament on Saturday, many daring police to arrest them by displaying signs reading: "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action." That was enough for the police to step in. But as the demonstration began to wind down, police and protest organisers sparred over the number of arrests, as the organisers sought to show that the law was unworkable. "The police have only been able to arrest a fraction of those supposedly committing terrorism offences, and most of those have been given street bail and allowed to go home," the protest organiser said in a statement. London's Metropolitan Police Service quickly hit back, saying this wasn't true and that many of those who gathered in the square were onlookers, media or people who didn't hold placards supporting the group. "We are confident that anyone who came to Parliament Square today to hold a placard expressing support for Palestine Action was either arrested or is in the process of being arrested," the police force said in a statement. On Friday, police said the demonstration was unusual in that the protesters wanted to be arrested in large numbers to place a strain on police and the broader criminal justice system. The government moved to ban Palestine Action after the activists broke into a British air force base in southern England on June 20 to protest British military support for the Israel-Hamas war. The activists sprayed red paint into the engines of two tanker planes at the RAF Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire and caused further damage with crowbars. Palestine Action had previously targeted Israeli defence contractors and other sites in the United Kingdom that they believe have links with the Israeli military. Supporters of the group are challenging the ban in court, saying the government has gone too far in declaring Palestine Action a terrorist organisation. Amnesty International criticised the arrests. "Today's mass arrests of peaceful protesters under UK terrorism law are deeply concerning," Amnesty International UK chief executive Sacha Deshmukh said. "Instead of criminalising peaceful demonstrators, the government should be focusing on taking immediate and unequivocal action to put a stop to Israel's genocide and ending any risk of UK complicity in it." While Prime Minister Keir Starmer has angered Israel with plans to recognise a Palestinian state later this year, many Palestinian supporters in Britain criticise the government for not doing enough to end the war in Gaza. with PA
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- The Australian
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