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UK Bans Palestine Action Group Under Terror Laws

Somto NwanoluebySomto Nwanolue
June 23, 2025
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The British government has moved to proscribe Palestine Action under counter-terrorism legislation, making membership in the activist group a criminal offense punishable by up to 14 years imprisonment.

The decision follows the group’s high-profile sabotage of RAF Voyager aircraft at a military base in Oxfordshire last week, where activists spray-painted engines and caused significant damage.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper confirmed the draft order will be presented to Parliament on June 30, placing the organization in the same legal category as Hamas and al-Qaeda and banning all public displays of support, including logos or meetings.

UK Bans Palestine Action Group Under Terror Laws

Since the 2023 Gaza conflict began, Palestine Action has conducted over 50 operations against British defense contractors supplying weapons to Israel, causing millions in damages according to police. The group justifies its tactics by claiming the UK is an “active combatant” through military support for Israel. Monday’s ban came hours after Metropolitan Police blocked the group’s planned Parliament Square protest, forcing a last-minute location change.

The Voyager aircraft vandalism (used for mid-air refueling missions) marked a dangerous escalation from previous factory occupations and office disruptions.

The Legal Repercussions and Political Fallout

The proscription order mirrors measures previously applied to international terrorist organizations, though legal experts note this is the first time a UK-based protest group faces such designation. Once approved, displaying the group’s distinctive red hand logo or organizing events could trigger terrorism charges. The move has drawn criticism from civil liberties groups, while Conservative MPs argue it should have come sooner given the group’s 2023 arson attack on a Kent drone factory.

Meanwhile, security sources indicate counter-terror police are tracking the group’s funding streams and alleged ties to international Palestinian solidarity networks. The ban follows revelations that activists used industrial climbing gear to access restricted RAF Brize Norton areas—prompting a MoD security review. With the Gaza conflict ongoing, authorities have warned of copycat actions by other autonomous activist cells not formally tied to Palestine Action.

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