{"id":21858,"date":"2026-06-15T07:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T07:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/uk-court-to-rule-on-ban-of-pro-palestinian-group\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T07:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T07:18:11","slug":"uk-court-to-rule-on-ban-of-pro-palestinian-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/uk-court-to-rule-on-ban-of-pro-palestinian-group\/","title":{"rendered":"UK court to rule on ban of pro-Palestinian group"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LONDON, June 15 — London’s High Court will today rule on a legal standoff between the government and activist group Palestine Action that has seen thousands of people—from students to an 83-year-old retired vicar—arrested and carried away from protests by police.<\/p>\n

The ban, which came into force on July 5, 2025, made membership of or support for the direct action group a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison under terrorism legislation.<\/p>\n

Today’s ruling will determine whether the government overstepped its powers in banning Palestine Action.<\/p>\n

The ban, which has led to some 3,000 arrests, put the group on a government blacklist that also includes Palestinian militants Hamas and the Lebanese Iran-backed group Hezbollah.<\/p>\n

The government has been criticised for taking too broad a view of the definition of what constitutes “terrorism”.<\/p>\n

But Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has defended the proscription, arguing supporters of the group were unaware of the “full nature” of the organisation.<\/p>\n

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“It’s really important that no-one is in any doubt that this is not a non-violent organisation,” she said last year.<\/p>\n

Set up in 2020, the Palestine Action’s stated goal on its website—blocked to UK internet users—is to end “global participation in Israel’s genocidal and apartheid regime”.<\/p>\n

It gained visibility as a result of the war in Gaza triggered by the deadly October 7, 2023 Hamas attack in southern Israel.<\/p>\n

Israel’s devastating military response against Gaza and its population triggered a case before the International Court of Justice alleging Israel committed “genocide”. The case is ongoing, but the international court has already said there is a “plausible risk” of genocide.<\/p>\n

‘Disproportionate’ <\/strong><\/p>\n

Palestinian Action has mainly targeted weapons factories in the UK, especially those belonging to the Israel-based defence group Elbit.<\/p>\n

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Since the ban came into force, protesters have held a string of rallies holding up signs saying: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action”, resulting in many arrests.<\/p>\n

The group challenged the ban in court on the basis that it was “disproportionate” and had a “very significant” impact on human rights.<\/p>\n

The High Court in London in February agreed and ruled in Palestine Action’s favour but the government then appealed.<\/p>\n

Today’s ruling on that challenge will settle the long-running case.<\/p>\n

The judgment will focus on whether banning the group under Britain’s Terrorism Act 2000 was legal and proportionate.<\/p>\n

The final ruling will come after a judge on Friday jailed four activists for raiding an Elbit site near Bristol in western England causing over a million pounds in damage.<\/p>\n

Wearing red boilersuits, the four damaged computers, drones and other equipment, before clashing with security guards and police who tried to stop them in the August 2024 raid.<\/p>\n

One of them hit a police officer twice on the back with a sledgehammer, leaving her with a fractured spine.<\/p>\n

The group said their aim was to “dismantle drones and weaponry” they believed would be used to kill people, particularly in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n

They were each jailed for between four years and eight months and seven years and eight months.<\/p>\n

Some 125 supporters who demonstrated outside Woolwich Crown Court in southeast London where they were sentenced were arrested, police said. — AFP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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LONDON, June 15 — London’s High Court will today rule on a legal standoff between the government and activist group Palestine Action that has seen thousands of people—from students to an 83-year-old retired vicar—arrested and carried away from protests by police. The ban, which came into force on July 5, 2025, made membership of or…<\/p>\n

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