Palestine Action

Prosecutors say seven charged with damaging Trump Scottish golf course had 'terrorism connection'

Activists from the now-banned group Palestine Action were charged last year with criminal damage for spray-painting walls at the course with the slogans "Free Gaza" and "Free Palestine."

 Palestine Action vandalize US President Donald Trump's golf course.
Protesters hold signs outside the Royal Courts of Justice, after High Court judges ruled the British government’s decision to designate pro‑Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation unlawful, in London, Britain, February 13, 2026.

UN rights office says US terror designation of Palestine Action threatens free speech

A Palestinian flag is held up outside the Royal Courts of Justice, on the day judges decide whether the co-founder of Palestine Action can challenge the UK government's ban on the group, in London, Britain, September 25, 2025.

Far-left extremist media group 'Abolition Media' cited in State Dept sanctions - exclusive

A person holds up a placard outside the Royal Courts of Justice, on the day judges decide whether the co-founder of Palestine Action can challenge the UK government's ban on the group, in London, Britain, September 25, 2025.

US targets Palestine Action in counterterrorism effort against 'far-left' groups


Green Party suspends anti-Israel Jewish activist for antisemitism, other Jew-hating members remain

Tony Greenstein was a founding member of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and also received a suspended sentence in September 2023 for attacking an Elbit Systems factory with Palestine Action.

Signs in support of the Green Party stand outside houses in the constituency of Gorton and Denton ahead of a parliamentary by-election, in Manchester, Britain, February 18, 2026.

London police arrest 523 people at protest over Palestine Action ban

London's Metropolitan Police said in a post on X that people were arrested for showing support for a "proscribed organization."

POLICE OFFICERS detain a protester at 'Everyone Day', a mass vigil and sign-holding event in Trafalgar Square organised by Defend Our Juries to demand the lifting of the ban on Palestine Action, in London, Britain, April 11, 2026.

UK granted permission to appeal ruling that Palestine Action ban was unlawful

Palestine Action was originally banned in July, putting them par with the Islamic State or al-Qaeda, and making it a criminal offense to be a member.

Supporters of the remaining Filton Palestine Action defendants held on remand, protest to demand they get bail at Old Bailey on February 20, 2026 in London, England.

UK terror ban on pro-Palestine group unlawful, court rules after appeal

The ban had put Palestine Action on a par with Islamic State or al Qaeda and made it a crime to be a member, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.

A person holds two Palestinian flags as supporters of the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action gather outside the High Court in London, Britain, July 4, 2025.

UK jury clears six Palestine Action members in Elbit Systems burglary case

The six defendants hugged in the dock and waved to supporters in the public gallery, who cheered loudly after the judge had left the court.

File photo: A protestor is arrested as activists from Palestine Action protest at the HQ of Elbit, an Israeli owned company that makes drones for use by the Israeli military and other foreign powers on May 15, 2022 in Bristol, England.

Gay rights activist arrested in London for 'Globalize the intifada' sign

Tatchell’s arrest comes weeks after the police in London announced that they would arrest pro-Palestinian protesters who chant “globalize the intifada.”

Activist Peter Tatchell is arrested a during a national march for Palestine on January 31, 2026 in London, England.

Jailed UK Palestine Action members end hunger strike, claim victory

Kamran Ahmed, Heba Muraisi, and Lewie Chiaramello announced the end of the hunger strike, started by seven activists jailed for participation in a campaign of political violence and vandalism.

SUPPORTERS OF Defend Our Juries take part in a protest as part of the group's campaign to lift the ban on Palestine Action, ahead of a judicial review in London next week, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 22, 2025.

'Hands off Venezuela': Anti-Israel activist groups hold protest against US for Maduro arrest

Some activists displayed hammer and sickle imagery, while activists from Palestinian Assembly for Liberation-Awda NY/NJ marched with a banner calling for "liberation" and "return."

A demonstrator uses a megaphone during a protest against US military action in Venezuela, at Lafayette Square in front of the White House, Washington, DC, January 3, 2026.

Greta Thunberg arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in London under Terrorism Act

Thunberg was holding a sign reading "I support Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide," at a protest denouncing an insurance company's ties with Israeli defense giant Elbit systems.

Greta Thunberg protesting in London, December 23, 2025.

UK pro-Palestine activist calls bin Laden's 9/11 letter 'voice of freedom'

He did not address the Bondi attack in his comments but later called it “callous” on X while condemning the IDF as “depraved,” the report said.

Moazzam Begg is released from Belmarsh Prison on October 1, 2014 in London, England.