[Marxism] Update On Arrests

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I mentioned the arrests that took place of 9 men travelling to London to  
join the aid convoy to Gaza. The police are now saying that 3 of the  men had 
been under surveillance as part of a continuing  counter-terrorism operation 
and 
were trying to leave the country under  the cover of the convoy. 
 
Interesting the difference in priority when it comes to Muslims and  Israelis 
on the part of the British police. Back in 2005, when a certain Major  
General Dolon Almog arrived at Heathrow Airport on his way to attend various  
Jewish 
charity functions in Britain, he refused to leave the aircraft, a  commercial 
El-Al flight. An arrest warrant had been issued for the Israeli  army officer 
over his role in ordering the demolition of over 50 houses in an  operation 
carried out in the Gaza Strip.News of the warrant was leaked to the  Israeli 
Embassy in London, which then got word to Almog. The police arrived  but 
refused 
to board the aircraft, citing security concerns. Subsequently the  aircraft 
was allowed to take off back to Israel with the General still on board.  To 
make matters worse, then British Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw,  apologised to 
the Israeli Government for any embarrassment caused. 
 
_http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5734097.ece_ 
(http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5734097.ece) 
 
 
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