Pro-Palestine activists plead not guilty and go to trial over 'intifada' calls

Three pro-Palestine activists in the UK have pleaded not guilty to charges of stirring up racial hatred for allegedly chanting "intifada" at a demonstration. They are the first individuals to be charged after police in London and Manchester announced they would arrest demonstrators for using the phrase. The case is now set for trial, while supporters demonstrated outside the court calling for the charges to be dropped. Activists deny the term is antisemitic, explaining that the Arabic word translates to "uprising" and has been used to describe both peaceful and armed resistance in Palestinian history.