Palestine Action activists could face UK ‘terror’ sentences: What we know
Key takeaways
- Four members of the Palestine Action group could be sentenced as ‘terrorists’ over 2024 raid on Israeli Elbit factory.
- Palestine Action was formally proscribed as a “terrorist” organisation in the UK last July.
- Last month, four of six activists on trial were convicted at Woolwich Crown Court in London of criminal damage during a 2024 raid on a factory in Filton, Bristol, operated by Israeli defence firm Elbit.
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Four members of the Palestine Action group could be sentenced as ‘terrorists’ over 2024 raid on Israeli Elbit factory.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Demonstrators at 'Everyone Day' - a mass protest in London against the British government's proscription of Palestine Action, April 11, 2026 [Dan Kitwood/Getty Images]By Sarah Shamim Published On 11 Jun 202611 Jun 2026Four activists from the Palestine Action group face sentencing in the United Kingdom as “terrorists” on Friday, despite only being convicted by a jury of other criminal charges.
Palestine Action was formally proscribed as a “terrorist” organisation in the UK last July.