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Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters could face prosecution after declaring his support for Palestine Action, an organisation that has been banned by the UK parliament. <\/p>\n
Waters posted a video to X in which he praised Palestine Action<\/strong><\/a> as a \u201cgreat organisation,\u201d saying they were \u201cnonviolent\u201d and \u201cabsolutely not terrorists in any way\u201d. <\/p>\n He also expressed support\u00a0for British punk-rap band Bob Vylan<\/strong><\/a>, who had a controversial set at this year\u2019s Glastonbury Festival when they led a chant of<\/strong><\/a> \u201cdeath, death to the IDF\u201d (Israel Defence Force).<\/p>\n As of last Saturday, Palestine Action\u00a0was proscribed as a terrorist group in the UK under the Terrorism Act 2000. This means that membership in or public support for the group is now classified as a criminal offence and is punishable by up to 14 years in prison and\/or a fine.<\/p>\n In the video, Waters also showed viewers a sign he was making from cardboard saying “Roger Waters supports Palestine Action”.<\/p>\n \u201cParliament has been corrupted by agents of a genocidal foreign power. Stand up and be counted. It\u2019s now. This is the moment. I am Spartacus,” he said.<\/p>\n Waters went on to declare independence from the UK government. <\/p>\n \u201cI declare my independence from the government of the UK, who\u2019ve just designated Palestine Action a terrorist, proscribed terrorist organisation.\u201d<\/p>\n Organisations such as Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) have responded to the video on social media, writing: \u201cWe have reviewed this post.\u00a0Palestine Action has been proscribed. Anyone expressing support for it contrary to section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 commits a criminal offence. We stand ready to privately prosecute offenders in instances where an offence has been made out and the authorities fail to act.\u201d<\/p>\n Waters has previously denied accusations of antisemitism<\/strong><\/a> in his longtime support for Palestine.<\/p>\n His alleged antisemitic remarks have \u201cinfuriated his former bandmates\u201d and last year, Waters was reportedly dropped by music rights company BMG over his inflammatory remarks<\/strong><\/a> about Israel, Ukraine and the US. <\/p>\n He\u00a0won a legal battle<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in April 2023 after\u00a0magistrates of Frankfurt instructed a venue to cancel his concert<\/strong><\/a>, accusing him of being \u201cone of the most widely known antisemites in the world\u201d.<\/p>\n Waters explained that his disdain is towards Israel, not Judaism, accusing Israel of \u201cabusing the term antisemitism to intimidate people like me into silence\u201d.<\/p>\n