Hugh Williams

Not on Twitter any more
Now on @hugh69williams.bsky.social

[Hugh Williams @HughRJWilliams]

Days of hope.....

[Hugh Williams @HughRJWilliams]

#ENGCRO
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[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

The Lady Chief Justice: Palestine Action was not a direct action civil disobedience protest group like the suffragettes, but used violence to destroy property

The suffragettes burned down country houses & train stations, bombed churches & sent letter bombs to politicians.

[Paul Holden @pauleholden]

This is wrong on the suffragettes but it's also wrong on Palestine Action. The court said Palestine Action acted covertly.

But Pal Action operated very much in the public domain, sharing videos and content. They had a Twitter and Instagram account! It's founders Huda Ammori and Richard Barnard were known and widely interviewed about how they operated. In July 2024 Prospect had a profile of them both called "How to shut down a weapons factory." Pal Action contributed op-eds and actionists were widely interviewed (often after they were acquitted, like the Elbit 3 were in 2021).

It's only true inasmuch as they didn't broadcast their targets ahead of time because that would lead to them being stopped. Duh, of course not. Did the suffragettes publish pamphlets ahead of time saying where they were going to smash windows and chain themselves to railings? Did the anti-apartheid movement and Lord Peter Hain phone the government to let them know when they were going to invade sports pitches or lock themselves to stadia?

As ever, it's hard not to despair at the British judiciary and it's deference to government power. Don't forget it was the same courts that decided it was ok for the UK to send F-35 parts to Israel despite the very clear risk that they contribute to war crimes, saying that it wasn't for the courts to gainsay executive decisions - decisions taken by politicians funded by pro-Israeli donors and taking free all-expenses trips to Israel.

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

No, I preach politics like “stop murdering Palestinian kids”.

Oh: and “don’t attack pensioners and disabled people.”

You’re a glorified internet troll serving in one of the most despised governments in history.

[Razor Marone @Streettough]

I just scrolled through maybe a few hundred comments (not all tbf) under Mikes heavily ratioed Palestine Action post and didn’t see a single one that could be antisemitic. Unless the definition has now broadened to calling him a dickhead.

[Hamza Yusuf @Hamza_a96]

Saying “Jewish-owned businesses” when referring to Israeli weapons manufacturers like Elbit Systems is despicable.

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

It's illegal to say

I support Palestine Action

and

I support Palestine Action with all my heart

with a jail sentence of up to 14 years, as I informed viewers

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

"Minister tries to get the only Jewish party leader arrested for anti-genocide thoughtcrime."

There.

I've corrected the Jewish Chronicle's headline for them.

[Ally Fogg @AllyFogg]

Holy crap. Peter Kyle CALLED THE POLICE on his own constituent because she wrote him a letter about Gaza.

https://t.co/XLlb6ZJphw

[Hugh Williams @HughRJWilliams]

@AlistairCarns Have you worked with the IDF since October 7th 2023?
Yes or No.

[Hugh Williams @HughRJWilliams]

This:

[Hugh Williams @HughRJWilliams]

@BrookesTimes @thetimes Pleased with your rampant antisemitism?

[Etan Nechin @Etanetan23]

This is not a Hamas uniform and he is not an "operative" or a "colonel." It is a national security uniform that includes medical corps and first responders, totally separate from the military wing.

If he is such a mastermind, why has Israel not charged him?

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

#bbclaurak asks @ZackPolanski, doesn't opposing genocide stir up division?

[Defend Our Juries @DefendOurJuries]

Factually incorrect claims from the Met Police, again.

The two were arrested for carrying the banner in this photo. It clearly does not say the words the Met Police are claiming it says.

[Hugh Williams @HughRJWilliams]

https://t.co/Htse272uzQ

[Hugh Williams @HughRJWilliams]

Two years ago on the 29th of this month 5 year old Hind Rajab was on the phone to paramedics. Her family were dead and she was in their car being fired on by an IDF tank. They asked her if she was a pre-schooler. "I'm in the butterflies" she said. Minutes later she was dead.

[Hugh Williams @HughRJWilliams]

@TransportForWM Unfortunately that means I can only communicate with you on this neo-nazi owned platform.

Maybe you should consult the Mayor as to whether he still wishes you to be associated with this platform's coercive pornography. All the best.

[Hugh Williams @HughRJWilliams]

@TransportForWM

Will you please put all your accounts on Bluesky as well so that those of us who are leaving X due to its abuse of women can still access your information?