"Sir Keir Starmer and President Donald Trump discussed Palestine Action twice on calls before the protest group was banned under terror laws, the High Court has heard. Activists from the group painted Gaza is not for sale and dug up parts of the green at Mr Trump's golf course in Scotland in March 2025, with the president writing on social media that the prime minister had assured him that they caught the terrorists involved."
"The group was proscribed as a terror organisation in an unusual move four months later, after activists broke into RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire and sprayed two military planes with red paint. The ban has since led to thousands of people being arrested under terror laws for holding up signs saying they support it. Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori is challenging the ban at the High Court, with her barrister telling judges that the impact of the proscription was dramatic, severe, widespread and potentially lifelong."
Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump spoke twice about Palestine Action before the group was proscribed under terrorism laws. Activists painted Gaza is not for sale and dug up the green at Mr Trump's Scottish golf course; Mr Trump said the prime minister had assured him the 'terrorists' had been caught. The group was proscribed four months later after activists broke into RAF Brize Norton and sprayed two military planes with red paint. Thousands have been arrested under terror laws for displaying supportive signs. Huda Ammori is challenging the proscription at the High Court; her barrister said the impact could be lifelong.
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