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Activists convicted of harassing MP over Israel-Hamas war
Two activists have been convicted of harassing a government minister over the Israel-Hamas war.
The pair were found guilty of the charge against Alex Davies-Jones, the Labour MP for Pontypridd. Ayeshah Behit, 31, and Hiba Ahmed, 26, filmed a confrontation with Ms Davies-Jones, who had been campaigning in Treforest, Rhondda Cynon Taf, ahead of last year's general election.
In evidence she gave during the trial, Ms Davies-Jones said she was "terrified" after being confronted on 26 June last year. As she made her way to the meeting place, she saw the defendants with leaflets which described her as a "full-blown supporter of this genocide" - referring to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
"They asked me about the ceasefire and why I had abstained. I clarified I hadn't abstained, I wasn't in the country, I was paired in that vote," Ms Davies-Jones said.
"It was escalating in terms of passion and intensity. We walked off in the opposite direction.
We felt scared and intimidated, and we wanted to leave the situation." She said the defendants began to follow her and "a number of young members" and were "shouting and bellowing down the street" at them. 'Like a unicorn in the wild' Later that day, Behit and Ahmed put posters, that referred to politicians "enabling genocide.
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