Great Britain prohibits a pro-palestinian group based on anti-terrorism legislation

The UK announced on Monday that it will prohibit Palestine Action group based on anti-terrorism legislation, which means that belonging to this pro-Palestinian organization will become a crime. The decision comes after last week the activists damaged two British military aircraft, in protest against the support provided by London Israel, according to Reuters.

By including Palestine Action on the list of prohibited organizations, the British authorities place it at the same legal level as Hamas, Al-Qaida or ISIS.

Any promotion of the group, the organization of meetings or the public display of its symbols will be forbidden, and the violation of these rules can be punished by up to 14 years in prison.

The Palestine Action group has steadily concerned defense companies and other companies in the United Kingdom with links with Israel, since the outbreak of the conflict in Gaza in 2023.

On Friday, two members of the organization entered a base of the royal air forces in central England, where they vandalized two Voyager aircraft-sprayed paint in engines and caused additional damages with wounds-, in what is considered the most publicized action of the group so far.

Palestine Action claims that the UK is an “active participant” in the Gaza conflict, invoking the military support offered to Israel.

The Minister of the Interior, Yvette Cooper, said on Monday that the draft order on the prohibition of the group will be presented to the Parliament on June 30 and will enter into force after going through the legislative process.

Also Monday, Palestine Action changed the place of a planned protest, after the police banned the manifestation before Parliament – a common place used for protests related to various causes.

According to the police, the members of the group would have caused material damage of the order of millions of pounds.