After Mass Arrests, What Happens Next with Palestine Action Ban?

Leaked document leaves Government's Palestine Action case in tatters, says campaigner

A LEAKED document has left the UK Government’s case for banning Palestine Action under terror laws in tatters, it has been claimed.

Another mass protest against Palestine Action ban needs 1,000 people to sign up to take a stand

Protesters are gearing up for the next mass ‘Lift The Ban’ demonstration against the Labour Party government’s proscription of Palestine Action – this time, on Saturday 6 September. It’s calling for people to sign up to swamp the Metropolitan Police – and cause maximum embarrassment for the Labour’s bare-faced liar of a home secretary Yvette Cooper. The action aims to push the government to finally ditch the preposterous ban on the non-violent d…

After mass arrests, what happens next with Palestine Action ban?

The battle over the Palestine Action ban now feels as much a political and PR clash as a legal one.

Palestine Action terror ban risks ‘I am Spartacus’ moment, Labour peer warns

Baroness Chakrabarti urged the government to ‘think again’, warning that the ban on the group may lead to more people, not fewer, taking to the streets to support them

Beyond civil disobedience: Why the Palestine Action ban demands an even bolder response

The state’s crackdown on arms trade protests shows moral pressure is no longer enough—it’s time to target the war machine at its source ~ Kevin Blowe ~ As perhaps it was intended to, the 5 July ban on Palestine Action—the protest group targeting Britain’s complicity in arming Israel, especially through Israeli-owned Elbit Systems UK—has created enormous confusion. Alongside the immediate question of what people can and cannot say about the ban, …

UK Defends Palestine Action Ban as Critics Warn of Threats to Free Speech and Civil Liberties

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper defended the UK government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action after more than 500 people were arrested during a protest outside Parliament. The group was banned under terrorism legislation last month, making membership or support a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison. This followed claims by Palestine Action of causing £7 million in damage to RAF Brize Norton jets. Cooper stressed the organi…