“There’s nothing anti-Semitic about it.” Over 1,000 people have shown up to the @defendourjuries protest in Trafalgar Square to demonstrate against the proscription of Palestine Action, all while showing solidarity with Jewish communities mourning the terror attack in Manchester on Thursday. Hundreds are currently sat in silence, observing a vigil while holding signs that say: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action”. Dozens have already been arrested in the last few hours, with the action likely to continue throughout the rest of the day. One Jewish woman who had previously been arrested under terror offences in August for holding a similar sign for the previous protest in Parliament Square told Novara Media that it is conflating anti-Semitism with criticism of Israel’s genocide that actually “drives hatred of Jews”.