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The Campaign Against Antisemitism is calling for “Pink Floyd” co-founder Roger Waters to be imprisoned after he posted a message earlier this month supporting the group Palestine Action, which was recently banned in the UK under anti-terrorism laws.
In Waters’ video, he claimed Palestine Action is a “nonviolent” and “great organization” comprised of people who are “absolutely not terrorists in any way.”
Waters, who is from Cambridge, England, showed a sign he made that read, “Parliament has been corrupted by agents of a genocidal foreign power. Stand up and be counted. It’s now!”
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The Campaign Against Antisemitism responded by calling for Waters to be jailed, writing, “Anyone expressing support for it contrary to section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 commits a criminal offence. We stand ready to privately prosecute offenders in instances where an offence has been made out and the authorities fail to act.”
Palestine Action was banned under anti-terrorism laws in the UK in early July after members allegedly entered a Royal Air Force base and splashed red paint on two airplanes in protest of England supporting the Israeli military.
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Since the pro-Palestine group is labeled a terrorist organization by the UK government, the Campaign Against Antisemitism said it “expect[s] the police to take action,” adding, “if they do not then we will.”
According to Fox News, after Parliament labeled the group a terrorist organization, simply “inviting support, expressing approval or displaying symbols” of Palestine Action could result in a sentence of up to 14 years in prison and/or a fine.