US EditionUK decision to ban Palestine Action as terror group unlawful, London's High Court rules
- On Friday, Britain's High Court in central London ruled the Home Office's proscription of Palestine Action unlawful, with Dame Victoria Sharp, High Court judge, saying Huda Ammori, Palestine Action co-founder, won on two grounds and proposing to quash the decision in a 46-page judgment.
- The Home Office proscribed Palestine Action in July after MPs voted to ban the group on July 5 last year and following activists' June break-in at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.
- Supporters and campaigners note that nearly 3,000 people have been arrested since July, including priests, teachers, pensioners and an 81-year-old former magistrate, while Palestine Action mainly targeted weapons factories like Elbit Systems UK in Bristol and Filton.
- Judges and commentators have called for reform, arguing the ruling has prompted calls to overhaul Prevent and improve parliamentary oversight and judicial scrutiny of proscription orders.
- The government has said it will appeal and lawyers now face a February 20 deadline to file submissions as the ban remains in force while the appeal is considered.
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Britain’s High Court Rules Government Unlawfully Banned Palestine Action
LONDON — Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government acted unlawfully when it designated the pro-Palestinian protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization, but the ban will remain in place while the government appeals. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said […]
'Now Drop All the Charges!' High Court Rules Palestine Action Was Illegally Banned by UK Government
The co-founder of Palestine Action called the decision "a monumental victory both for our fundamental freedoms here in Britain and in the struggle for freedom for the Palestinian people."
Palestine Action was classified as a terrorist group in 2025. The British High Court considers this to be disproportionate, the government wants to appeal.
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