A British blogger arrested for having published a meme anti-hamas on social networks

A blogger castigated the British police after arresting him for sharing a meme on social networks that said “F — Hamas”.

Pete North, 47, filmed officers arriving in his Yorkshire home in the United Kingdom on September 25 and telling him that he was detained because he had “published something on the Internet” that a member of their hate crime team “did not appreciate”.

The shocking images show that an officer explaining that North was arrested “suspected of having published or distributed written material intended to arouse racial hatred”.

The message in question had been shared by North on X in August and presented a Palestinian flag with the words: “F — Palestine. F — Hamas. F — Islam. Do you want to protest?

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A blogger castigated the British police after arresting him for sharing an anti-Hamas on social networks.

North confirmed at The telegraph That although the meme contained offensive references to Palestine and Islam, the station interview officers seemed to be concerned about the part led to Hamas.

“The interview officer said:” Well, first of all, let’s start with the same. You posted a meme that said F — Hamas “”, said North at the British exit.

“I said:” Yes, I posted a meme that said F — Hamas, because Hamas is a terrorist organization interrupted internationally, including in Great Britain “.”

He added: “I then asked him:” Just so that we are on the same wavelength, do you know who Hamas are? “And he just … shake his head.

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Two North Yorkshire officers came to stop Pete North at home and took him to the Harrogate police station.

North told Telegraph that he had pressed the officer to find out if he was aware of the atrocities of Hamas, including the murder of civilians on October 7. “He was totally unconscious,” said North.

After being questioned for several hours, North was released without charge.

“I am very convinced that what the political caricatures and the same that I publish on social networks are not police affairs,” said North.

“No one should face police investigations to publish memes on Twitter. The interest of this exercise is not to win convictions. It is to terrorize people like me to think twice before publishing spicy memes,” he added.

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North Yorkshire police confirmed the arrest, saying to the British media: “A 47 -year -old man was arrested for suspicion of publication or distribution of written documents intended to arouse racial hatred. He was released under investigation while requests continue.”

Fox News Digital contacted the North Yorkshire police to comment.