A Holocaust survivor’s daughter who was arrested for supporting Palestine Action yesterday has vowed to continue backing the group.

Carolyn Gelenter was among more than 900 people detained at a rally opposing the ban on the group in Parliament Square on Saturday.

The 67-year-old was mid-interview speaking about how not all Jewish voices were being heard when officers detained her under anti-terror laws for allegedly supporting the proscribed group.

One says: ‘I’m sorry but we are going to have to make an arrest at the moment.’

She replies, ‘I’m the daughter of a Holocaust survivor’ but he is unmoved. Carolyn is read her rights but drops to the floor before being carried away by half a dozen officers.

The Home Office banned Palestine Action in July after several of its members caused a

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