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2025-07-01 Britain
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2 tales of anti-Zionism in Britain with consequences: Pro-Paleo protesters vs Barclays, Paleo Action protests gov’t ban
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Pro-Paleo protesters demand Wimbledon cut Barclays as sponsor over Israel ties
Timing, guys — timing matters. Should have done this two days ago. [IsraelTimes] Activist says arms firms that supply Israel are customers at UK bank, ties must be cut like with Russia; Barclays ‘proud’ of partnership with tennis tourney, defends business deals
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters urged Wimbledon to drop Barclays as a sponsor Monday because of the British bank’s business dealings with Israel.
About two dozen protesters from Palestine Solidarity Campaign demonstrated near the main entrance of the All England Club, as thousands of fans arrived for Day 1 of the tennis tournament.
“They’re the bank for the arms companies that are obviously supplying weapons to Israel,” protester Khalid Zalmay told The Associated Press. “We should not be arming Israel, we should not be allowing anybody to facilitate arming them, and I think ties should be cut with Israel, the same way that ties were cut with Russia.”
One protester held a sign that said Barclays is a “sponsor of Wimbledon and genocide.”
Wimbledon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Barclays said it is “proud of our partnership with Wimbledon” and defended its business practices.
“We provide a range of financial services and products to companies supplying defense products to the UK, NATO and its allies,” the company statement said. “As NATO, the EU and UK seek to increase their defense capabilities in response to increasing geopolitical threats, the provision of financial products and services to the defense sector is becoming increasingly important.”
Palestine Action to challenge UK government ban
[IsraelTimes] Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel campaign organization Palestine Action says it has initiated legal proceedings to challenge the British government’s intention to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws.
The proscription – expected to be laid before parliament today – would make it a criminal offense to belong to the group, and was announced days after its activists damaged two British military planes in protest at London’s support for Israel.
Palestine Action previously condemned the government’s move, calling it “an unhinged reaction,” and said that London’s High Court had granted the group an urgent hearing on Friday to consider permission for a legal challenge to the proscription.
The group is seeking a court order to prevent the government from proscribing the group pending its case being heard, Palestine Action says.
Under British law, the Home Secretary can proscribe a group if it is believed it commits, encourages or “is otherwise concerned in terrorism.” The ban would put Palestine Action on a par with Hamas, al-Qaeda or ISIS under British law.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper previously said the group had a “long history of unacceptable criminal damage” and that the government would not tolerate those who put national security at risk. 
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