Anti-Israel protester banned from central London after throwing paint at Israeli embassy

A 75-year-old anti-Israel protester who threw paint at the Israeli embassy on Armistice Day has been banned from central London, a court has heard. 

Westminster Magistrates Court heard John Harvey threw paint on the gates of the embassy in central London causing £500 of criminal damage.

Harvey, of Pamela Street in Hackney, London, admitted one count of criminal damage.

Prosecutor Adrita Ahmed said Harvey approached the embassy gates on Saturday. She said: "He threw red paint on the gates, causing £500 worth of damage."