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The Home Office has secured permission to appeal a recent High Court judgment that found the proscription of the campaign group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws to be unlawful. Earlier this month, judges ruled that the group’s activities did not meet the necessary criteria to justify labeling it as a terrorist organization. Despite this, the ban remains in effect while the government pursues an appeal.
Following the initial ruling, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood expressed her disappointment and confirmed that the government intended to challenge the decision. Responding to the ongoing ban, Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori, who initiated the legal challenge, posted on X: “The ban is UNLAWFUL and we’ll fight until it is lifted. We will win again.”
Palestine Action was originally proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000 by then-Home Secretary Yvette Cooper last summer. The designation criminalized membership and public support for the group. Since the ban was introduced, thousands have faced arrest related to their involvement with Palestine Action, bringing into question the validity of those prosecutions following the High Court’s ruling.
The Metropolitan Police in London has stated that expressing support for Palestine Action is still considered a criminal offence under the current ban, but also indicated a reluctance to arrest demonstrators specifically for showing support during protests. Meanwhile, three High Court judges have authorized the Home Office to take the matter further by appealing to the Court of Appeal. The court’s ruling to overturn the ban has been temporarily suspended pending the outcome of this appeal or any further orders, though no date has been set for the appeal hearing
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