英国激进主义者Tony Greenstein因三篇社交媒体帖子和一篇博客文章被控"邀请支持哈马斯"而受审，1面临最高14年监禁。1作为世俗犹太社会主义和平活动人士，1Greenstein在法庭上发表长篇陈述词为自己辩护，引用国际法论证被占领人民有权反抗压迫。1陪审团经过仅两小时的审议后一致作出无罪判决。1
英国政府曾在2021年根据反恐法禁止了哈马斯政治分支。1律师Rajiv Menon KC因在Palestine Action案中的结案陈词面临藐视法庭诉讼，1而该案中陪审团拒绝就Menon所代理被告的任何指控定罪。1法官Sarah Plaschkes曾考虑以藐视法庭罪对Greenstein进行制裁。1这一系列事件反映了英国司法系统被用于压制反对以色列加沙军事行动的和平活动人士的现象。1
Tony Greenstein, a secular Jewish socialist activist, was acquitted of charges related to social media posts and a blog article after a jury unanimously rejected the allegations against him 1. Greenstein faced accusations of "inviting support for Hamas" based on three social media posts and one blog article, with potential imprisonment of up to 14 years 1. The jury reached its not-guilty verdict after just two hours of deliberation 1.
During the trial, Greenstein mounted an extended courtroom defense where he invoked international law to argue that occupied peoples have the right to resist oppression 1. His case has drawn attention to broader concerns about the use of Britain's judicial system to suppress peaceful activism against Israel's military operations in Gaza 1. Judge Sarah Plaschkes had previously considered sanctioning Greenstein for contempt of court 1.
The acquittal follows a separate legal controversy involving barrister Rajiv Menon KC, who now faces contempt proceedings for his closing arguments in the Palestine Action case, though the jury in that matter also refused to convict the defendants on any charges 1. The charges against Greenstein came after the British government banned Hamas's political branch under anti-terrorism legislation in 2021 1.
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