Opinion – Right to Protest; PalestineEvery week now we see more evidence of harassment and criminalisation of protest, especially round the Palestine movement. Those on remand for spray painting planes at Brize Norton are told that their trials will not be until 2027 – a breach of their civil liberties and human rights. The Palestine movement has very deep roots in Britain and internationally, and it is this that the government and the Zionists want to change. It is an illusion to think that we can campaign over specific issues without taking up the question of civil liberties and protest. Therefore part of the Palestine movement – and the left more generally – has to be campaigning against bans and proscriptions, for the right to protest.