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    Palestine Action can still challenge terror ban after government loses court appeal | UK News

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    Palestine Action can still challenge the decision to ban the group under anti-terror laws after the government lost an appeal.

    The group was “proscribed” in July, making it illegal to show any support or affiliation for it, following incidents that included breaking in to an RAF base.

    The Home Office appealed after a court granted the group’s co-founder a judicial review and said the ban disproportionately interfered with freedom of speech and assembly.

    A woman is led away by police during Palestine Action protest on 6 September. Pic: PA
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    A woman is led away by police during Palestine Action protest on 6 September. Pic: PA

    It said the government should also have consulted the group first.

    Despite the ban, nearly 900 supporters were arrested at a single protest in London last month.

    The judicial review of the ban was scheduled to begin on 25 November and Friday’s Court of Appeal decision means it can still go ahead.

    Palestine Action called it a “landmark victory” and said co-founder Huda Ammori had also been granted permission to appeal on two further grounds.

    Reacting after the court’s decision, Ms Ammori called the ban “absurdly authoritarian” and “one of the most extreme attacks on civil liberties in recent British history”.

    She said 2,000 people had been arrested since it was outlawed and arresting “peaceful protesters” under the Terrorism Act was a misuse of resources.

    The group’s vandalising of aircraft at Brize Norton in June – with two activists reportedly entering on electric scooters – prompted a security review of UK defence sites.

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    Supporters of the group vandalised aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in June
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    Supporters of the group vandalised aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in June

    Its supporters have carried out numerous protests in the UK, with many involving vandalism and violence.

    Last year, it smashed windows and sprayed red paint on Barclays branches and this summer vandalised a Bristol defence technology firm, allegedly assaulting staff and police.

    Multiple rallies for the group have taken place in London since July’s ban, with hundreds detained for showing support.

    A protest at the start of this month saw another 492 people arrested despite calls for the event to be scrapped after the Manchester synagogue terror attack.

    ‘I detest’ being labelled a terrorist, says Palestine Action co-founder

    Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, winced when Sky News asked her if she’s a terrorist.

    “I detest that label,” Ms Ammori told Sky News. “Every single time I hear it said, I squirm inside.

    “It makes me feel sick because I understand that Palestine Action was about saving lives in Palestine. It wasn’t seeking to take lives.”

    Proscription makes it illegal to show any support or affiliation for the group but Ms Ammori says it has only served to protect the Israeli weapons industry.

    “Ordinary people understand terrorism as the deliberate use of violence against a civilian population in order to achieve their political aims.

    “They do not see it as a protest group, a direct action group, shutting down weapons factories.”

    Ms Ammori said arresting “peaceful protesters” under the Terrorism Act is a misuse of resources.

    “So many people who previously supported Palestine Action will now be afraid of speaking out about their true beliefs, about what is happening in Palestine and effective actions that people can take against it. People are being silenced on a huge level.”

    In a statement following today’s judgment, a Home Office spokesperson said Palestine Action has conducted “an escalating campaign” which has involved sustained criminal damage, including to Britain’s national security infrastructure.

    The statement added: “Palestine Action remain a proscribed group and those who support them will face the full force of the law.”

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