Jul 13, 2025 12:53 AM
Palestine Action: Palestine Action is a pro-Palestinian organisation which disrupts the arms industry in the United Kingdom with direct action. Key targets have been British factories of Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems. In their campaigns, Palestine Action have used protest, occupation of premises, destruction of property, and vandalism, which sometimes resulted in its members being arrested.
Since 5 July 2025, it has been an offence under the UK's Terrorism Act 2000 to be a member of Palestine Action, fundraise for it or wear or display anything arousing reasonable suspicion of support, or to express an opinion or belief supportive of Palestine Action which might encourage others to support it.
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Over 70 arrests at UK protests after Israel kills 59 Palestinians
https://metro.co.uk/2025/07/12/70-arrest...-23647436/
INTRO: More than 70 people were arrested at protests in England and Wales today against Palestine Action being designated a proscribed terror group.
Protesters have gathered for the second week in a row to support the group – after police said showing support for Palestine Action would be a criminal offence.
42 arrests were made in London, with a further 16 made in Manchester and 13 others were arrested in Cardiff. Two groups of protesters in London gathered underneath the Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela statues in Parliament Square, writing ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action’ on cardboard.
Some demonstrators could be seen lying on top of each other on the floor as police searched their bags and took their ID cards and handmade signs.
Officers could then be seen carrying away several protesters who were lying down, lifting them off the ground and into waiting police vans parked around the square... (MORE - details)
Since 5 July 2025, it has been an offence under the UK's Terrorism Act 2000 to be a member of Palestine Action, fundraise for it or wear or display anything arousing reasonable suspicion of support, or to express an opinion or belief supportive of Palestine Action which might encourage others to support it.
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Over 70 arrests at UK protests after Israel kills 59 Palestinians
https://metro.co.uk/2025/07/12/70-arrest...-23647436/
INTRO: More than 70 people were arrested at protests in England and Wales today against Palestine Action being designated a proscribed terror group.
Protesters have gathered for the second week in a row to support the group – after police said showing support for Palestine Action would be a criminal offence.
42 arrests were made in London, with a further 16 made in Manchester and 13 others were arrested in Cardiff. Two groups of protesters in London gathered underneath the Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela statues in Parliament Square, writing ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action’ on cardboard.
Some demonstrators could be seen lying on top of each other on the floor as police searched their bags and took their ID cards and handmade signs.
Officers could then be seen carrying away several protesters who were lying down, lifting them off the ground and into waiting police vans parked around the square... (MORE - details)
