The decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror group was unlawful, “disproportionate” and should be overturned, the UK’s High Court has ruled. “At its core, Palestine Action is an organisation that promotes its political cause through criminality and encouragement of criminality. A very small number of its actions have amounted to terrorist action.”[ Sally Rooney: I support Palestine Action. The judge added that people more closely associated with Palestine Action “may self-censor to a greater degree than others”. She said: “The proscription of Palestine Action followed a rigorous and evidence-based decision-making process, endorsed by Parliament.

Source: The Irish Times February 13, 2026 22:37 UTC