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2024-06-29 16:04:30 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7FB5A5C65FEDB05D9F975B54FE21D6444722085043639E475516D201A935C630
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Scotland Yard state whilst a “Palestinian flag does not alone constitute a criminal offence” the “presence” of it, or slogans, can be “intimidation” & “intending to cause harassment, alarm or distress": https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67199931 & banned by TfL, UK Councils, UEFA etc: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/11/23/uefa-fines-celtic-over-palestine-support-israel-gaza-war-fans-defy-ban-pledge-support https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/palestinian-flag-tower-hamlets-removed-met-police-tfl-sadiq-khan-b1116064.html https://www.asianstandard.co.uk/palestinian-flags-will-be-removed-from-lampposts-says-council/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/23/tfl-suspends-tube-driver-palestine-chant All shld feel safe.
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