Palestine Action

Canada:

Jewish groups demand terror designation for Palestine Action

Jewish groups urge Canada to ban Palestine Action for inciting violence via global target maps.

Palestine Action activist convicted of attacking police officer

Samuel Corner has been found guilty of grievous bodily harm after striking a police sergeant with a sledgehammer during a violent raid on an Israeli-linked defense company’s UK site.

UK government appeals ruling against ban on Palestine Action

The British government appears before the Court of Appeal to defend its decision to designate anti-Israel group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization.

Germany:

Trial opens for activists accused of targeting Israeli facility

Five suspects go on trial in Germany over alleged attack on an Israeli defense site, accused of causing major damage and chanting anti-Israel slogans.

London:

Over 500 arrested in protest supporting banned Palestine Action

More than 500 people arrested in central London during a demonstration supporting the proscribed group Palestine Action.

Churchill statue in London defaced with anti-Israel graffiti

Met Police arrest suspect after anti-Israel slogans sprayed on Parliament Square monument; Downing Street condemns vandalism as abhorrent.

UK government wins right to appeal Palestine Action ban

Britain’s government wins permission to appeal a ruling that deemed its ban on Palestine Action unlawful. The ban will remain in place as the Home Office challenges the decision.

UK:

High court rules Palestine Action ban unlawful

The High Court has ruled Palestine Action’s ban unlawful, pending a further hearing and possible appeal. While the ruling is hailed as a victory for free speech, supporting the group is still a criminal offence.

UK to seek retrial for anti-Israel activists over Elbit attack

British prosecutors announce they will seek a retrial after six pro-Palestinian activists were acquitted over a violent 2024 raid on an Israeli defense factory in Filton, following fierce criticism.

UK Conservatives push for retrial of Palestine Action activists

Tories urge a retrial after six Palestine Action activists were acquitted in a raid on an Elbit factory.

UK:

Six anti-Israel activists cleared in Elbit burglary trial

UK jury acquits six Palestine Action activists over a 2024 raid on an Elbit factory, while prosecutors consider retrial on charges where no verdict was reached.

Abusing Anne Frank's memory:

Tim Walz, Palestine Action and outrageous misuse of her name

What' the use of International Holocaust Day events and Holocaust Museums if the murder of 6 million can be wantonly trivialized? Opinion.

London:

86 detained at protest backing Palestine Action activist

London police detain 86 people after protesters backing a Palestine Action hunger striker breach prison grounds.

Greta Thunberg:

Greta Thunberg arrested at London protest

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested at a London protest, while holding a sign reading, “I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide.”

Palestine Action activist:

Elbit raid aimed at damage, not at violence

Palestine Action member Charlotte Head admits planning property damage in Elbit raid but denies violence. Six stand trial in UK for aggravated burglary, violent disorder, and criminal damage.

UK defends terror ban on Palestine Action at High Court

UK lawyers defend the ban on anti-Israel activist group Palestine Action under anti-terror laws, citing security needs.

Over terror classification

Palestine Action battles UK government

Palestine Action challenges its UK terror designation in court after RAF base break-in. Over 2,000 arrests since the ban, with critics warning free speech and protest rights are under threat.

Watch:

British police release footage of riot at Elbit factory

British police released dramatic footage of the break-in at an Elbit factory in Bristol in August 2024.

The Gift of Exposure:

What happens when hate stops hiding

We can’t fight what we refuse to see. Now, at least, we can see it clearly. They told us it was about peace. They told us it was about Palestine. Now they say it out loud - and finally, the world can hear what we’ve known all along. Opinion.

UK:

Anti-Israel protest to go ahead despite request to delay it

Police urge delay of London protest against ban on Palestine Action, after Manchester synagogue terror attack. Organizers vow to proceed, citing democracy.

'Palestine Action' vandals smash Elbit office in Ulm, Germany

Anti-Israel activists affiliated with 'Palestine Action' filmed themselves breaking into the offices of the Israeli weapons company Elbit in Ulm, Germany, causing significant damage to equipment, computers, and office property.

UK police: 890 arrested in protest backing Palestine Action

London police issue updated tally, say 890 people were arrested during a protest supporting banned group Palestine Action.

Hundreds arrested protesting British ban on Palestine Action

More than 300 arrests were made at a protest in London demanding that the British government rescind measures against the group Palestine Action.

UK charges 47 more over support for banned Palestine Action group

UK police charge 47 more for alleged support of banned group Palestine Action, now totaling 114. Critics call the terror designation a threat to free speech.

67 charged as UK cracks down on Palestine Action

London's Metropolitan Police have charged 67 people for supporting the banned group Palestine Action. The UK proscribed the group as a terror organization in July.

Could face terror charges

Prominent Irish author backs banned anti-Israel group

Author Sally Rooney faces UK terror charges for funding the proscribed group Palestine Action. She defiantly vows to use her book earnings to support the organization, which was banned for destructive acts and violence.

London:

Hundreds arrested at anti-Israel demonstration

Police in London arrested 365 protesters backing banned group Palestine Action, citing assaults on officers and violent acts that led to the group’s proscription in July.

UK court allows Palestine Action to challenge ban

UK judge grants Palestine Action permission to challenge its terrorism designation. The group faces accusations of violent extremism and antisemitic attacks.

With anti-Israel former MP

Jeremy Corbyn launches new party

Former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana launch a new political party amid mounting controversy over their support for anti-Israel group Palestine Action.

London:

66 arrested at protest supporting banned anti-Israel group

UK police arrest 66 people during a London protest supporting Palestine Action, now banned as a terrorist group.

UK crackdown:

Over 70 arrested in protests for Palestine Action

Over 70 individuals arrested across the UK in a second week of protests against the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist group.

Palestine Action terror proscription upheld by UK High Court

UK High Court judge upholds the government's ban on Palestine Action under anti-terror laws, effective Friday.

Over aircraft vandalism

Palestine Action members to face terror charges in UK

Four activists, aged 22-35, charged over the June 20 break‑in at RAF Brize Norton, where they defaced two military planes with red paint.

Palestine Action designated a terrorist organization by UK MPs

UK Members of Parliament overwhelmingly vote to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organization, with the order set to become law soon. The move criminalizes support for the group and follows incidents like the spray-painting of RAF planes.

Terror charges weighed

UK police nab four after airbase vandalism

British counter-terrorism police arrest four individuals linked to a pro-Palestinian Arab protest at an English airbase where military planes were vandalized.

Britain:

Anti-Israel activists steal busts of Israel's first President

Pro-Palestinian Arab activists from Palestine Action group steal two busts of Israel’s first President, Chaim Weizmann, from Manchester University, citing his involvement in the 1917 Balfour Declaration.

Britain:

Pro-Palestinian activists deface portrait of Balfour

Pro-Palestinian Arab protesters deface painting of Lord Balfour, who gave his name to the 1917 declaration on the creation of a Jewish homeland in then-Palestine.