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Why the government banned Palestine Action

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Over 500 Palestine Action supporters arrested at last weekend's protests are now being processed by the courts. So who is behind the direct action protest group and is the government right to have proscribed them as terrorists?

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Guest: Tom Witherow, News Reporter, The Times

Host: Luke Jones

Producer: Rosie Stopher

Read more: A history of Palestine Action: from birth to ban

Clips: PA, Sky News, The Guardian.

Photo: Getty images.

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