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Palestine campaigners slam Israeli interference
Activists outside a previous Filton 18 hearing. Photo: Martin Pope
ACTIVISTS today slammed evidence that details of proceedings against pro-Palestinian campaigners were shared with the Israeli embassy in London.
A freedom of information request showed that the office of the British attorney-general provided Israel’s deputy ambassador with contact information for police and prosecutors probing action against an Israeli arms factory.
The email, sent to Daniela Ekstein at the embassy last September, was redacted other than its subject matter: “Crown Prosecution Service/counterterrorism police contact details.”
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