Excellent news from Richard Millet:
Ahava Four guilty of aggravated trespass. Judge: Ahava “trading lawfully”
Four anti-Israel protesters were today found guilty of aggravated trespass by District Judge Ian Baker.
They were each given an 18 month conditional discharge (as long as they are not guilty of any further offences in that time no further action will be taken).
Costs of £250 were awarded against each defendant. [...]
The defendant’s claims of illegality because “everything Ahava does at the shop is unlawful because of its actions in the OPT” is behaviour “in relation to which the Metropolitan Police have declined to take action…At this statge, it constitutes little more than a line of reasoning…Until such time as Ahava UK is prosecuted….I can do no more than accept that its a shop trading lawfully”.
I’ve written before about the anti-Israel BDS crowd that’s been disrupting Ahava UK’s legitimate right to do business there, and how these now convicted criminals are supported by some neighboring store’s useful idiot. In an update, Ahava in Covent Garden remains open until their lease expires, but as far as I know, they will then be moving their store. All thanks to a bunch of fascist thugs and supporters that are “ready to cheerlead for a 21st century Kristallnacht.” Support Israel; support Ahava.
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