""A very small number of Palestine Action's activities amounted to acts of terrorism within the definition of section 1 of the 2000 Act," she said. "For these, and for Palestine Action's other criminal activities, the general criminal law remains available. "The nature and scale of Palestine Action's activities falling within the definition of terrorism had not yet reached the level, scale and persistence to warrant proscription.""
"As a reminder: The group has successfully challenged the ban, but expressing support for Palestine Action or taking part in its activities remains a serious criminal offence. Palestine Action's co-founder, Huda Ammori, calls the High Court ruling a "monumental victory for both our fundamental freedoms in Britain and in the struggle for freedom for the Palestinian people". Ammori says the group's ban under terrorism legislation will be remembered as "one of the most extreme attacks on free speech in recent British history"."
The High Court ruled the proscription of Palestine Action disproportionate, finding only a very small number of the group's activities met the legal definition of terrorism. The court said the general criminal law remains available to address those acts and other criminal conduct. The judgment concluded the nature, scale and persistence of activities within the terrorism definition had not reached the threshold to warrant proscription. The group was proscribed in July 2025 after activists damaged RAF aircraft causing £7m in damage, and membership or support had been punishable by up to 14 years. The group successfully challenged the ban, though expressing support or participating remains a serious criminal offence. Co-founder Huda Ammori called the ruling a monumental victory and described the ban as an extreme attack on free speech. The government intends to appeal.
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