Ban on Palestine Action to take effect after legal challenge fails

<p>Group will become first direct action protest group to be banned under Terrorism Act after unsuccessful action</p><p>Being a member of, or showing support for, Palestine Action will be a criminal offence from Saturday after a last-minute legal challenge to suspend the group’s proscription under anti-terrorism laws failed.</p><p>A ban on Palestine Action, which uses direct action to mainly target Israeli weapons factories in the UK and their supply chain, was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/02/uk-mps-vote-to-proscribe-palestine-action-as-terrorist-group">voted through by parliament</a> this week but lawyers acting for its co-founder Huda Ammori had sought to prevent it taking effect.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/04/ban-on-palestine-action-to-take-effect-after-legal-challenge-fails">Continue reading...</a>