Pro-Palestine demonstrators hit out as MPs debate Palestine Action ban
Protesters accuse government of ‘hypocrisy’ over Palestine Action ban
- The UK government is moving to proscribe Palestine Action as a terror organisation following incidents of vandalism, including at RAF Brize Norton.
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper stated that violence and serious criminal damage have no place in legitimate protest, while the prime minister condemned the actions as disgraceful.
- Palestine Action and its supporters argue their direct actions are non-violent, justified, and effective in disrupting the flow of weapons from the UK to Israel.
- Protesters accuse the government of “hypocrisy” and a "complete clampdown on the right to protest," highlighting the group's effectiveness in impacting companies like Elbit Systems.
- Proscription makes belonging to or supporting the organisation a criminal offence, carrying a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.