UK government conflates criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism in Salah trial

Sheikh Raed Salah was arrested in the UK on 28 June and has been since been subject to deportation proceedings.

Asa Winstanley

The Electronic Intifada

Renowned Palestinian activist and religious leader Sheikh Raed Salah was at the UK’s Sheldon immigration court in Birmingham this week. His appeal against the government’s decision in June to ban him from the country is now being heard in earnest, with testimonies from Salah and several expert witnesses on Monday and Tuesday. In a related development, the High Court in London today ruled that part of Salah’s dention in June was unlawful.
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