The hearing marks the final domestic legal challenge brought by co-founder Huda Ammori following the proscription enacted in February 2025. Government lawyers claim the network's covert property damage against Israeli defense contractors fits statutory terrorism definitions, relying in part on assessments from the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre. In defense, legal counsel argued the campaign exclusively targeted arms manufacturer Elbit Systems and that the ban unlawfully curtails fundamental speech and assembly rights. A security-cleared special advocate will represent the appellants during the secret evidence phase before the judges issue their final ruling.
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The Home Office maintains that covert planning and destructive targeting of weapons firms…: The Home Office maintains that covert planning and destructive targeting of weapons firms legally qualify as acts of terrorism.
Defense attorneys argue the state's severe measures disproportionately violate the assemb…: Defense attorneys argue the state's severe measures disproportionately violate the assembly and speech rights of hundreds of thousands of citizens.
The Supreme Court has concluded open arguments and will issue its judgment regarding the…: The Supreme Court has concluded open arguments and will issue its judgment regarding the legality of the ban at a later date.
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The appeal against the ban on Palestine Action entered closed proceedings at the UK Supreme Court on Thursday, after the government and lawyers representing the group's co-founder concluded their public arguments, paving the way for judges to hear secret evidence presented by the government.
Opening the proceedings, James Eadie KC, representing the Home Office, disputed claims that Palestine Action "stood within the long tradition of civil disobedience in Britain".
"Their activities are planned and undertaken secretly in order to avoid detection," Eadie said, adding that they caused "serious damage to property".
Reiterating that the court should defer to parliament's decision to ban Palestine Action, Eadie argued that the direct-action group's track record of property damage to Israeli weapons met the legal definition of terrorism.
Eadie claimed that Palestine Action's campaign against Israeli arms company Elbit Systems demonstrated the group's intent to target "Jewish businesses" - a claim the group denies.
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