A PRO-PALESTINE activist who was arrested in Jersey on Friday has said the arrest “made [her] more steadfast” and that she would “double down”.

Natalie Strecker (49) was arrested at her home on Friday morning on suspicion of an offence under Article 13.1 of the Terrorism (Jersey) Law 2002, which relates to inviting support for a proscribed organisation.

She is a leading face in the Jersey Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

Ms Strecker appeared onthe Crispin Flintoff Show on Sunday, an online politics show that attracted more over 400 viewers.

She described being arrested early on Friday morning, saying she was not handcuffed, and being in custody at the police station for 12 hours – including a four-hour interview.

Ms Strecker listed a number of items that were seized, including her phone, a book she was using to learn Arabic, and a T-shirt with the Arabic for “You’ll never walk alone”.

She said she had told the officers who arrested her: “I knew fascism was arriving. I just didn’t realise it would be quite as early in Jersey.”

Describing herself as “a middle-aged woman” and “an aspiring pacifist”, she added: “It is utter insanity.

And everyone can look at my timeline and ask themselves, when have I given support for terrorism or for prescribed organisations? What I have acknowledged is resistance.”

During her interview, she said, she refused legal support because she suspected a lawyer was biased against her.

She added: “To be fair to the officers, most of them, apart from one, were actually respectful of me.

“I think they did as best as they could.

“Some of the police officers who came in looked embarrassed, which they should be.

“One of them said: ‘We’re just doing our job’.

“I said to them: ‘So were the Nazis.

But it didn’t hold up as an argument in in court.’”

She described feeling “totally alone” in her cell and added: “We have got to just stand up. We double down.

“The more they come for us, themore we double down because it won’t end here, and solidarity is what will save us.

“All they’ve done now is piss me off, to be honest. I’ve always tried to play it fairly nice.

“I try to be that, that person, I try to role model to bring about a kinder world. It’s really my intention for everything.

“But now they’ll get to see my teeth, and we’ll see how that goes.”

Ms Strecker has been released on conditional bail, with conditions that she does not attend events “that support prescribed organisations” or use slogans in support of proscribed organisations.