{"id":7299,"date":"2026-06-15T16:35:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/what-a-uk-courts-backing-of-the-palestine-action-terror-ban-means\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T16:35:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:35:48","slug":"what-a-uk-courts-backing-of-the-palestine-action-terror-ban-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/what-a-uk-courts-backing-of-the-palestine-action-terror-ban-means\/","title":{"rendered":"What a UK court\u2019s backing of the Palestine Action \u2018terror\u2019 ban means"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The United Kingdom\u2019s Court of Appeal has ruled<\/a> that the British government was right to proscribe the Palestine Action activist group as a \u201cterrorist\u201d organisation last year.<\/p>\n

Palestine Action<\/a> is a British protest group which was founded six years ago and describes itself as a movement \u201ccommitted to ending global participation in Israel\u2019s genocidal and apartheid regime\u201d.<\/p>\n

On Monday, police made more arrests of protesters demonstrating in support of Palestine Action outside the Court of Appeal in London.<\/p>\n

Since the group\u2019s proscription, which also bans support for proscribed groups, about 3,000 people have been arrested.<\/p>\n

The Metropolitan Police welcomed the ruling and said it would continue to arrest those who protest in support of the group.<\/p>\n

Here is what we know about the ruling:<\/p>\n

What has the Court of Appeal ruled?<\/h2>\n

The judgement released on Monday states: \u201cThe proscription of an organisation like Palestine Action is highly controversial. But it is a fundamental mistake to overlook the fact that Palestine Action overtly promotes unlawful violence amounting to terrorism\u201d.<\/p>\n

The ruling was made by a five-strong panel, including the two most senior judges in England and Wales.<\/p>\n

Palestine Action<\/a>, which was formally proscribed by the UK last July, is a British protest group founded six years ago. It says it uses \u201cdisruptive tactics\u201d to target \u201ccorporate enablers\u201d and companies involved in the manufacture of weapons for Israel, such as Israeli group Elbit Systems, Italian aerospace company Leonardo, French multinational Thales and Teledyne from the United States. The group has targeted British facilities linked to those companies.<\/p>\n

In all, British police say action by the group has resulted in millions of pounds of criminal damage.<\/p>\n

A court in London ruled on June 12 that four Palestine Action members convicted of criminal damage at a British facility owned by Israeli weapons group Elbit Systems near Bristol, west England, would be sentenced on the basis that their actions had a \u201cterrorist connection\u201d.<\/p>\n

Why was this case brought?<\/h2>\n

Following the proscription of Palestine Action last year, the group\u2019s co-founder, Huda Ammori, challenged the decision in the High Court. In <\/span>February, the High Court ruled that the government\u2019s \u201cterror group\u201d ban was unlawful and disproportionate.<\/p>\n

The government immediately said it would appeal. \u201cI am disappointed by \u2060the court\u2019s decision \u2060and disagree with the notion that banning \u2060this terrorist organisation \u2060is disproportionate,\u201d \u2060Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood \u2060said.<\/p>\n

The judgement on Monday agreed with her. Its ruling states: \u201cThe Home Secretary had the institutional competence and the democratic accountability to make the decision. The Proscription Decision was consistent with the Home Secretary\u2019s Proscription Policy and was proportionate. It was not unlawful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why did the UK proscribe Palestine Action?<\/h2>\n

On June 20, 2025, Palestine Action activists\u00a0broke into the Royal Air Force base at Brize Norton\u00a0<\/a>in Oxfordshire and sprayed two military aircraft with red paint.<\/p>\n

Days after the Brize Norton attack, members of parliament\u00a0voted in favour<\/a> of proscribing the group. That classified Palestine Action as a \u201cterrorist\u201d organisation, bringing it into the same category as armed groups such as al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS).<\/p>\n

Critics decried the vote, arguing that while members of the group have caused damage to property, they have not committed violent acts that amount to terrorism. More than 130\u00a0high-profile public figures<\/a>\u00a0have spoken out against the proscription.<\/p>\n

Other previous actions the group has taken include:<\/p>\n