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Israel-Hamas War: Advocating freedom for Arabs, either by chanting a song or waving a Palestinian flag, in the region may be a criminal offence, said Suella Braverman in a letter to chief constables of England and Wales..
Braverman, in the letter to senior police officers, asserted that the cops should not refrain themselves from potential offences related to the promotion of the Hamas group, a proscribed organization..
Behaviours that are legitimate in some circumstances, for example, the waving of a Palestinian flag, may not be legitimate such as when intended to glorify acts of terrorism," the letter read as quoted by The Guardian..
Her letter came after UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed his solidarity with the Jewish community in Britain and said he would work to make sure they felt safe after the devastating attacks in Israel over the weekend..
Israel has been rocked by the attacks that started on Saturday when fighters from the Islamist group Hamas killed hundreds of Israelis and abducted dozens, the deadliest such incursion in decades, prompting Israel to retaliate by pounding the Palestinian enclave of Gaza..
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