Palestine Action, a pro-Palestine activist group established in 2020, is set to be designated as a terrorist organization by the Home Office after its recent protests at military sites. These incidents highlight the group's ongoing opposition to UK arms manufacturers supplying weapons to Israel. Following the designation, membership and support for Palestine Action would become illegal. The group's spokesperson emphasized the need for direct action amidst governmental inaction on moral obligations. Public and police reactions have included a planned protest in London against the decision, indicating significant societal tensions surrounding the issue.
The pro-Palestine activist group that broke into an Oxfordshire RAF base to spray-paint military planes is set to be proscribed as a terrorist group under Home Office proposals.
A spokesperson for Palestine Action said: "When our government fails to uphold their moral and legal obligations, it is the responsibility of ordinary citizens to take direct action."
Home secretary Yvette Cooper is understood to have decided to proscribe the group following its latest action, effectively branding it a terrorist organisation.
A protest was planned in central London for Monday in response to the fallout, which Met Police chief Mark Rowley said he is shocked and frustrated by.
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