Like Palestine Action, the UK called me a ‘terrorist’ once too

'Like a kidnapping': How UK police are hunting pro-Palestine activists

Homes raided, people approached on the street, called from unknown numbers, arrested without warning: how British police are cracking down on activists

Like Palestine Action, the UK called me a ‘terrorist’ once too

The UK once called me a terrorist for resisting hate. Now it’s doing the same to those opposing genocide.

JFJFPLike Palestine Action, the UK called me a ‘terrorist’ once too – JFJFP

A protester holds a sign during a Palestine Action demonstration in Trafalgar Square on 23 June 2025 Tariq Mehmood writes in Al Jazeera on 2 July 2025: In the coming days, the United Kingdom government is moving full steam ahead to proscribe Palestine Action – a movement of young people with a conscience – as a terrorist group. Some of its members are already behind bars; others face trials or await sentencing. Yet, despite the “terrorist” label…

Palestine Action is a moral compass. That’s why the UK wants it banned

Tariq Mehmood In the coming days, the United Kingdom government is moving full steam ahead to proscribe Palestine Action – a movement of young people with a conscience – as a terrorist group. Some of its members are already behind bars; others face trials or await sentencing. Yet, despite the “terrorist” label and the threat of imprisonment, tens of thousands across the country have taken to the streets chanting, “We are all Palestine Action”. I…