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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced plans to proscribe Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000, with a draft order to be laid before Parliament next week, making membership or support of the group illegal and punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced plans to proscribe Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000, with a draft order to be laid before Parliament next week, making membership or support of the group illegal and punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

The decision follows <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/palestine-action-to-be-banned-after-raf-base-security-breach">Palestine Action activists breaking into RAF Brize Norton last Friday,</a> where they spray-painted two Voyager military aircraft red and damaged engines with crowbars to protest the U.K.'s relationship with Israel during the Gaza conflict.

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The decision follows Palestine Action activists breaking into RAF Brize Norton last Friday, where they spray-painted two Voyager military aircraft red and damaged engines with crowbars to protest the U.K.'s relationship with Israel during the Gaza conflict.

Cooper claimed Palestine Action had conducted a nationwide campaign of criminal damage since 2020, targeting defense firms, universities, and government buildings, with attacks causing millions of pounds in damage, including over £1 million at Thales in Glasgow in 2022.

Cooper claimed Palestine Action had conducted a nationwide campaign of criminal damage since 2020, targeting defense firms, universities, and government buildings, with attacks causing millions of pounds in damage, including over £1 million at Thales in Glasgow in 2022.

Palestine Action's legal representatives from Kellys Solicitors called the proscription proposal "unlawful, dangerous and ill thought out," arguing no direct action protest organizations have been previously banned under terrorism laws despite using comparable methods.</span

Palestine Action's legal representatives from Kellys Solicitors called the proscription proposal "unlawful, dangerous and ill thought out," arguing no direct action protest organizations have been previously banned under terrorism laws despite using comparable methods.

Protesters gathered at Trafalgar Square on Monday after police banned demonstrations outside Parliament, with "a number of people" arrested. This comes after Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley stated that he was "shocked and frustrated" that the event would take place despite the right to protest being "essential."

Protesters gathered at Trafalgar Square on Monday after police banned demonstrations outside Parliament, with "a number of people" arrested. This comes after Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley stated that he was "shocked and frustrated" that the event would take place despite the right to protest being "essential."

The group describes itself as a direct action movement targeting corporate enablers of Israel's military-industrial complex, claiming victories including forcing Israeli weapons factories to close and companies to cut ties with Elbit Systems.

The group describes itself as a direct action movement targeting corporate enablers of Israel's military-industrial complex, claiming victories including forcing Israeli weapons factories to close and companies to cut ties with Elbit Systems.

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The decision follows Palestine Action activists breaking into RAF Brize Norton on June 20, 2025, where they spray-painted two Voyager military aircraft red and damaged engines with crowbars to protest UK support for Israel during the Gaza conflict.</span

The decision follows Palestine Action activists breaking into RAF Brize Norton on June 20, 2025, where they spray-painted two Voyager military aircraft red and damaged engines with crowbars to protest UK support for Israel during the Gaza conflict.

Cooper stated Palestine Action has conducted a nationwide campaign of criminal damage since 2020, targeting defense firms, universities, and government buildings, with attacks causing millions of pounds in damage including over £1 million at Thales in Glasgow in 2022.</span

Cooper stated Palestine Action has conducted a nationwide campaign of criminal damage since 2020, targeting defense firms, universities, and government buildings, with attacks causing millions of pounds in damage including over £1 million at Thales in Glasgow in 2022.

Hundreds of protesters gathered at Trafalgar Square on Monday after police banned demonstrations outside Parliament, with at least two arrests made during scuffles as supporters chanted "We will not be silenced" and waved Palestinian flags.</span

Hundreds of protesters gathered at Trafalgar Square on Monday after police banned demonstrations outside Parliament, with at least two arrests made during scuffles as supporters chanted "We will not be silenced" and waved Palestinian flags.

The group describes itself as a direct action movement targeting corporate enablers of Israel's military-industrial complex, claiming victories including forcing Israeli weapons factories to close and companies to cut ties with Elbit Systems.</span

Banning Palestine Action sets a terrifying precedent that criminalizes legitimate protest against genocide. The group uses nonviolent direct action to expose complicity in war crimes, with many activists acquitted by juries who recognize their moral justification. This authoritarian crackdown silences dissent while the government continues arming Israel despite claiming an arms embargo.

Banning Palestine Action sets a terrifying precedent that criminalizes legitimate protest against genocide. The group uses nonviolent direct action to expose complicity in war crimes, with many activists acquitted by juries who recognize their moral justification. This authoritarian crackdown silences dissent while the government continues arming Israel despite claiming an arms embargo.

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Proscribing Palestine Action as terrorists is an absurd and authoritarian act from a government in denial of the complicity in Israeli violence. Spray paint is not terrorism but rather protest against the U.K.'s moral silence. This draconian assault on democratic rights sets a dangerous precedent that criminalizes dissent. If vandalism equals terrorism, the word loses all meaning.

Proscribing Palestine Action as terrorists is an absurd and authoritarian act from a government in denial of the complicity in Israeli violence. Spray paint is not terrorism but rather protest against the U.K.'s moral silence. This draconian assault on democratic rights sets a dangerous precedent that criminalizes dissent. If vandalism equals terrorism, the word loses all meaning.

Palestine Action's proscription is justified given their escalating tactics. Breaking into military bases crosses the line from protest to security threat. Their targeting of Jewish businesses, regardless of motives, terrorizes communities and echoes disturbing patterns from history. Democratic societies must distinguish between legitimate dissent and dangerous action.

Palestine Action's proscription is justified given their escalating tactics. Breaking into military bases crosses the line from protest to security threat. Their targeting of Jewish businesses, regardless of motives, terrorizes communities and echoes disturbing patterns from history. Democratic societies must distinguish between legitimate dissent and dangerous action.

There is a 10% chance that the Gaza war will end and significant progress will be made towards a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict before Jan. 1, 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There is a 10% chance that the Gaza war will end and significant progress will be made towards a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict before Jan. 1, 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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