Vietnam Veteran Fined for Pro-Hamas Sign but Refuses to Pay

Published on April 3, 2024

A former U.S. Navy fighter pilot who fought in the Vietnam war has threatened not to pay a total of £2,300 in fines and costs after he was convicted of carrying a sign supporting Hamas at a pro-Palestine protest in Sheffield. Michael Rabb, 77, of Boulder, Colorado, was seen carrying a sign which read “Stand With Hamas, End Israel, Free Palestine,” City of London Magistrates’ Court heard. He was one of a crowd of about 500 pro-Palestine protesters who gathered outside Sheffield City Hall on Oct. 21, 2023. On Tuesday, after a short trial, Rabb was found guilty of, “displaying an article, namely a sign, in such a way or in such circumstances as to arouse reasonable suspicion that he was a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation.”...