UK Supreme Court Hears Palestine Action Ban Appeal Amid Protests and Arrests

The UK Supreme Court heard final legal arguments regarding the government ban on direct-action group Palestine Action, with proceedings moving to closed sessions to examine secret government evidence.

Raza Husain KC, representing co-founder Huda Ammori, argued that the group's objectives align with liberal democratic values and that only a minute fraction of its actions met terrorism definitions. James Eadie KC, representing the Home Office, defended the proscription by citing serious property damage caused by the group against Israeli weapons facilities. The government proscribed Palestine Action under counter-terrorism laws in July 2025.

Outside the London court, demonstrators gathered across both days of the hearing to support the group, resulting in dozens of arrests by the Metropolitan Police. Campaigners and politicians criticized the police for arresting protesters who displayed signs quoting a phrase previously ruled lawful by authorities.