After Mass Arrests, What Happens Next with Palestine Action Ban?

After mass arrests, what happens next with Palestine Action ban?

The battle over the Palestine Action ban now feels as much a political and PR clash as a legal one.

Palestine Action terror ban risks ‘I am Spartacus’ moment, Labour peer warns

Baroness Chakrabarti urged the government to ‘think again’, warning that the ban on the group may lead to more people, not fewer, taking to the streets to support them

Beyond civil disobedience: Why the Palestine Action ban demands an even bolder response

The state’s crackdown on arms trade protests shows moral pressure is no longer enough—it’s time to target the war machine at its source ~ Kevin Blowe ~ As perhaps it was intended to, the 5 July ban on Palestine Action—the protest group targeting Britain’s complicity in arming Israel, especially through Israeli-owned Elbit Systems UK—has created enormous confusion. Alongside the immediate question of what people can and cannot say about the ban, …

UK Defends Palestine Action Ban as Critics Warn of Threats to Free Speech and Civil Liberties

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper defended the UK government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action after more than 500 people were arrested during a protest outside Parliament. The group was banned under terrorism legislation last month, making membership or support a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison. This followed claims by Palestine Action of causing £7 million in damage to RAF Brize Norton jets. Cooper stressed the organi…