Armed Badgers Storm Oxford st Starbucks in Central London to Build Settlement - "If Israel can, we can"

On Thursday 31st October at 3.00pm, 30 badgers armed with waterpistols stormed the Starbucks on Oxford st claiming it as their ancestral home. Using the logic of Israeli settlers[1] the badgers evicted some of the customers and erected the first badger settlement in London.

With placards proclaiming "If it works in Palestine why not here" and "It's ours because we say so" the self-styled Badger Defence Force[2] set up checkpoints to inspect shoppers and tourists for concealed weapons and stopped London traffic for the security of badgers crossing the roads. "If they're not a badger, they could be a terrorist" a spokesbadger said. They handed out copies of the badger bible which proves their ownership of Starbucks and a fact sheet which answered frequently asked questions aboout their activities.

The badgers have selected the store for their settlement because of its role as a major supporter of the Israeli state. The company has become a prime target of an international boycott of companies with ties to Israel.

A spokesbadger said "Since the executives of this company clearly believe it is ok for one group of people to grab land belonging to another and say they have a right to it, we believe they won't mind if we take some of theirs".

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