Jewish human rights barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action

London, United Kingdom – Margaret Owen, a 94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister, has been trying to get arrested for months.She has attended about a dozen protests wearing a sign reading “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” in London and has had a placard with those words attached to a window at her home since the group was proscribed under the Terrorism Act in the UK in July 2025.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4UK charities, protest groups: Israeli ban threat ‘will not intimidate us’list 2 of 4Palestine Action protesters arrested in Liverpoollist 3 of 4UK Foreign Secretary confronted by activists over Palestine Action banlist 4 of 4UK pledges tougher stance on Israeli actions in Gaza, West Bankend of listBut unlike thousands of others who have been detained for showing support for Palestine Action, officers had not – until Sunday – hauled her into a police van.“I’ve been trying to get arrested for quite some time,” she told Al Jazeera. “I’m rather proud and glad to have finally joined the club.”In her pursuit, Owen had also written to the Metropolitan Police, sharing photos and confessing, but “they’ve never done anything about it”.“I think they never ...