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  "description": "He was given conditional bail and told a trial date was set for January 17th 2028. Yet somehow Lucy Connolly was in court in under a month. Needless to say, unlike Connolly, Williams is out on bail.",
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  "textContent": "**Will Jones**\n _Dr Will Jones is editor of the Daily Sceptic. He has a PhD in political philosophy, an MA in ethics, a BSc in mathematics and a diploma in theology. He lives in Leamington Spa with his wife and two children._\n\nOxford University student Samuel Williams, who chanted “put the Zios in the ground” at a pro-Palestine rally in London in October, will not stand trial for another two years. The _Mail_has the story.\n\n> An Oxford University student is due to go on trial accused of allegedly making antisemitic chants at a pro-Palestine demonstration.\n>\n> Samuel Williams, 21, is accused of stirring up racial hatred at a Palestine Coalition demonstration in Whitehall, central London, on Saturday October 11th.\n>\n> He was charged last year and appeared before Southwark Crown Court today.\n>\n> He spoke to confirm his name and plead not guilty.\n>\n> He was given conditional bail and told a trial date was set for January 17th 2028.\n>\n> Williams was previously told he was not allowed to take part in Palestine-related protests inside the M25 or in Oxford as part of his bail.\n>\n> Williams was identified by the _Daily Mail_ after the incident was caught on camera and shared on social media.\n>\n> “Zio” is an offensive reference to Zionists, and some have interpreted the words as calling for death to Jews.\n>\n> Speaking through a microphone at the march, the man on camera apparently told the crowd: “A steadfast and noble resistance in Palestine and in Gaza to look to, to be inspired by and – I don’t want to yap for too long – but a chant that we’ve been workshopping in Oxford that maybe you guys want to join in.\n>\n> “It goes ‘Gaza, Gaza make us proud, put the Zios in the ground’.”\n>\n> Williams was arrested at a property in Oxfordshire on suspicion of inciting racial hatred following an investigation launched by Scotland Yard detectives.\n>\n> The philosophy, politics and economics student at Balliol College was also suspended by Oxford University.\n\nYet somehow Lucy Connolly was in court in under a month. Needless to say, unlike Connolly, Williams is out on bail.\n\nWorth reading in full.\n\nThis article was originally published by the Daily Sceptic.",
  "title": "Oxford Student To Go on Trial in Two Years’ Time",
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