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A blogger has blasted British police after they arrested him for sharing a meme on social media that read “F— Hamas.”<\/p>\n

Pete North, 47, filmed officers arriving at his Yorkshire home in the U.K. on Sept. 25 and telling him he was being detained because he had “posted something on the internet” that a member of their hate crime team “didn\u2019t appreciate.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The shocking footage shows an officer explaining that North was being arrested “on suspicion of publishing or distributing written material intended to stir up racial hatred.”<\/p>\n

The post in question had been shared by North on X in August and featured a Palestinian flag with the words: “F— Palestine. F— Hamas. F— Islam. Want to protest? F— off to Muslim country and protest.”<\/p>\n

AP ROASTED OVER \u2018JAW-DROPPING\u2019 STORY ABOUT HEZBOLLAH TERRORISTS’ \u2018STRUGGLE TO RECOVER\u2019 FROM PAGER ATTACK<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

North confirmed to The Telegraph<\/a> that although the meme contained offensive references to Palestine and Islam, officers in the interview at the station appeared preoccupied with the part directed at Hamas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The officer in the interview said, \u2018Well, firstly, let\u2019s start with the meme. You posted a meme that said f— Hamas,\u2019” North recalled to the British outlet.<\/p>\n

“I said, \u2018yeah, I did post a meme that said f— Hamas, because Hamas are a proscribed terrorist organisation internationally, including in Britain’.”<\/p>\n

He added: “I then asked him, \u2018Just so we\u2019re on the same page, you do know who Hamas are?\u2019 And he just\u2026 shook his head. He looked totally blank. If you\u2019re going to arrest people for memes, you probably need to pay more attention to current affairs.”<\/p>\n

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North told The Telegraph he pressed the officer on whether he was aware of Hamas\u2019s atrocities, including the murder of civilians<\/a> on October 7. “He was totally oblivious,” North claimed.<\/p>\n

After being questioned for several hours, North was released without charge.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I feel quite strongly that what political cartoons and memes I post on social media is none of the police\u2019s business,” North said.<\/p>\n

“Nobody should be facing police inquiries for posting memes on Twitter. The whole point of this exercise is not to win convictions. It\u2019s to terrorize people like me into thinking twice about posting spicy memes,” he added.<\/p>\n

North Yorkshire Police confirmed the arrest, telling UK media: “A 47-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of publishing or distributing written material intended to stir up racial hatred. He has been released under investigation while inquiries continue.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital has reached out to North Yorkshire Police for comment.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

– FOX NEWS<\/p>\n

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