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Salah supporters plan Downing Street demo

July 4, 2011 12:09
Raed Salah

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Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

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Supporters of banned speaker Sheikh Raed Salah are planning to protest against his detention at Downing Street later today.

The Palestinian Forum, which was due to host Mr Salah at events in Brent and Manchester over the weekend, said it wanted to express anger at "the British government's attempt to silence" him.

Sheikh Salah, leader of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, has been described in Parliament as having a "history of virulent antisemitism".

He entered Britain last week and spoke at three events in London and Leicester despite being banned.