Michael Brown, 45, from Brighton, responded to a post from protest group Palestine Action on the social media site with a suggestion to “target local synagogues and Jewish businesses”. Prosecutor Emily Thornton said the post was made on February 28, the day the US and Israel launched their war on Iran. The original post by the Brighton and Hove branch of Palestine Action had been critical of the war, calling it an “attack on yet another sovereign state”. The court heard that Brown, from Newhaven, wrote in his post: “It’s about time to target local synagogues and Jewish businesses with overripe fruit and stink bombs. "Let’s all buy a pack of 6 eggs and pelt the local synagogues.