Dossier shows British MPs face ‘litany of menace’ from pro-Palestinian activists – report

British lawmakers and local councillors have been targeted on almost 40 occasions in a “litany of menace” by pro-Palestinian activists, The Telegraph reports.

The dossier of 38 incidents, which was compiled by a counter-extremism analyst granted anonymity by the newspaper, records the incidents across England between January 1 and March 15.

The report says that the majority of protests targeted officials from the opposition Labour Party, and that a number of incidents involved the Palestine Solidarity Campaign or local affiliate organizations.

Lord Walney, the government’s adviser on political violence and disruption, tells the newspaper: “This litany of menace highlights a clear pattern of intimidation of elected representatives by pro-Palestine activists.

“Storming council chambers and haranguing MPs has nothing to do with changing people’s minds. It’s about trying to bully and threaten them into submission.”

A Home Office spokesman tells The Telegraph: “It is totally unacceptable that a tiny minority seek to intimidate democratically elected representatives and impose their views.”