{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/689efd3a290bdec8f967f848?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Meath County Councillor Attends Rally in Support of Banned Palestine Action - 15/08/2025","description":"<p>Independent councillor, Alan Lawes from Navan attended the weekly Palestinian support protest yesterday evening in Newry and displayed a t-shirt and poster supporting Palestine Action.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>His actions risked possible arrest.</p><p><br></p><p>Palestine Action (PAG) is proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK and protests have been ongoing to have the ban lifted. To date, over 700 people have been arrested in connection with supporting Palestine Action. Over 532 people were arrested in London over the weekend alone for carrying placards opposing the banning of the activist group</p><p><br></p><p>Councillor&nbsp; Lawes said: “Our intention is to expose the hypocrisy of Kier Starmer’s British Government in banning a non-violent direct action protest group while also supplying weapons to slaughter children in Gaza”</p><p><br></p><p>Councillor Lawes spoke to us this morning on The Agenda about this. </p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}