The Board of Deputies has released a statement following the verdicts in the cases of Palestine Action activists accused of aggravated burglary and violent disorder during a break-in at a UK subsidiary of an Israeli defence firm.
“We are concerned by the troubling verdicts acquitting members of Palestine Action, an organisation that has been proscribed as a terrorist group, and whose activities have included targeting businesses linked to the Jewish community in London and Manchester.
While it is important to respect the integrity of the judicial process, there is a serious danger of perverse justifications being used as a shield for criminality. It cannot be the case that those who commit serious criminal acts, including violent assaults, are able to evade the consequences of their actions.
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