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Former Pink Floyd songwriter Roger Waters might face prosecution after declaring his assist for Palestine Motion, a terrorist group that has been banned by Parliament in the U.K.
Waters posted a video to X on Saturday, through which the Rock ‘N Roll Corridor of Fame inductee praised Palestine Motion as a “nice group,” whereas additionally giving kudos to Bob Vylan, who led the Glastonbury Competition crowd in a chant, shouting, “Demise, dying to the IDF.”
Waters mentioned in his video that he was in his studio and was engaged on a chunk of brown cardboard with a Sharpie.
He then switched the digicam from his face to the cardboard.
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters praised the group, Palestine Motion, which the U.Ok. Parliament has labeled a terrorist group. (Getty Photos)
“This says, ‘Roger Waters helps Palestine Motion, fifth of July 2025. Parliament has been corrupted by brokers of a genocidal international energy. Arise and be counted. It’s Now,'” Waters learn. “That is the second. I’m Spartacus.”
“That is Independence Day, July fifth, 2025,” he continued. “I declare my independence from the federal government of the U.Ok., who’ve simply designated Palestine Motion a terrorist, proscribed terrorist group.”
Waters mentioned he helps Palestine Motion, calling it a “nice group,” and noting that they’re “nonviolent” and “completely not terrorists in any method.”
“They’re a nonviolent protest group protesting the presence within the U.Ok. of Elbit Techniques, who’re an Israeli arms manufacturing group,” he mentioned. “All proper. So, that’s that. I assist Palestine Motion, and I all the time will as a result of that’s the proper factor to do.”
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Bob Vylan acting on the West Holts stage throughout the Glastonbury Competition at Worthy Farm in Somerset. Image date: Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Yui Mok/PA Photos through Getty Photos)
He then turned his consideration to others who assist Palestine, like Bob Vylan, a punk-rap duo who led anti-Israel chants on the Glastonbury Competition late final month.
“We should assist our brothers and sisters in Palestine and assist them it doesn’t matter what,” Waters mentioned. “So good on you, what was your identify? Vylan. Good on you, Vylan, and the remainder of you who’re standing as much as be counted. I really like you.”
Reuters reported that final week, the U.Ok. authorities moved to ban Palestine Motion underneath anti-terrorism laws after its activists broke right into a Royal Air Pressure base and broken two planes in protest of what the group known as Britain’s assist for Israel.
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London, UK, Dec 9, 2023, pro-Palestinian protesters maintain a banner and chant at at anti-Israel protest. (Getty Photos)
After a parliamentary vote, the federal government proscribed the group as a terrorist group, and the ban went into impact at midnight.
Below U.K. law, offenses embrace issues like inviting assist, expressing approval or displaying symbols of a banned group, and violations are punishable by as much as 14 years behind bars and/or a wonderful.
There are at the moment 81 teams listed underneath anti-terrorism legal guidelines in Britain, together with al-Qaeda, ISIS and Hamas.
Parliament’s Minister of State, Sir David Hanson, mentioned after the modification’s approval that Palestine Motion launched an “undercover handbook” that encourages its members to create small teams and offers steering about methods to conduct exercise towards non-public firms and authorities buildings.
Hanson additionally mentioned the handbook explains methods to function covertly and evade arrest.
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The Homes of Parliament in London, UK. (Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg through Getty Photos)
“The Authorities have assessed that Palestine Motion promotes and encourages terrorism. This consists of glorification of its assaults involving severe property harm on social media,” Hanson mentioned. “I’ve to say that we might not tolerate this exercise from organisations in the event that they have been motivated by Islamist or excessive right-wing ideologies, and subsequently I can not tolerate it from Palestine Motion.”
“By implementing this measure, we are going to take away Palestine Motion’s veil of legitimacy, sort out its monetary assist and degrade its efforts to recruit and radicalise individuals into committing terrorist exercise in its identify,” he added.
The Marketing campaign In opposition to Antisemitism, which, in response to the group’s web site, is a “volunteer-led charity devoted to exposing and countering antisemitism by means of schooling and zero-tolerance enforcement of legislation,” shared Waters’ video on X shortly after it was posted by the previous Pink Floyd member.
The group mentioned it reviewed the put up, including that anybody who expresses assist for it, opposite to the Terrorism Act 2000, is committing a legal offense.
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Additionally they mentioned they stand able to privately prosecute offenders when authorities fail to behave.
A spokesperson for Campaign Against Antisemitism advised Fox Information Digital, “The suggestion that the Jewish state wields extreme political affect is a breach of the Worldwide Definition of Antisemitism.”
“Roger Waters has an extended historical past of selling harmful conspiratorial tropes,” the spokesperson mentioned. “His declaration of assist for Palestine Motion, now a banned organisation, is his most legally provocative transfer but. We count on the police to take motion, and if they don’t then we are going to.”
Reuters contributed to this report.
