The British government has issued a new definition of "extremism" The new definition is broad and controversial, and targets Islamic and supportive institutions for Palestine. The head of the “Friends of Al-Aqsa” Foundation, Ismail Patel, believes that “the purpose of this plan is to silence us” Patel: “It is moving in an oppressive and totalitarian direction that rejects any dissenting opinion, and this explicitly threatens the foundations of British democracy, which is built on respect for the pluralism of opinions"