Leading global academics denounce UK's Palestine Action ban

Scores of leading global academics have signed an open letter denouncing the British government's ban on the direct action group Palestine Action. The letter, signed by figures like Judith Butler and Naomi Klein, describes the proscription as an "attack on fundamental freedoms" that threatens the entire pro-Palestine movement. The UK government banned the group under anti-terror laws after its members broke into an RAF base to protest planes allegedly used in military operations in Gaza. The academics expressed solidarity with those challenging the ban and affirmed their shared goal of ending the flow of weapons from Britain to Israel.