They were charged with a crime when entering the airbase and there is a well established process of jury trials to deal with this. By its reaction the government has turned a question of trespassing into one of freedom of speech.

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Timo, Palestine Action has done much more than entering an airbase. It's all documented and has nothing to do with freedom of speech. It's all about keeping YOU safe from harm.

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  1. But all of which is already covered by existing legislation, without the need to escalate the situation by labelling them as terrorists.

    They probably do met the legal definition but arguably so do others (JSO and XR come to mind most recently) who have not promoted such a response.

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  2. I have no associations with Elbit Systems because I'm not a scumbag.

    Given you capitalised "YOU", you seem to think the wider British Public is at risk of harm from them.

    Most of the British Public aren't associating with Elbit or doing anything that'd make them a target.

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