UK court jails Palestinian Action activists on ‘terrorism’ charges
Key takeaways
- Quartet convicted on criminal damage and GBH charges, but judge insists raid on Israeli arms company was ‘terrorist act’.
- Judge Jeremy Johnson at Woolwich Crown Court handed down sentences of about five to eight years to the quartet as he branded their August 2024 raid on the Elbit Systems site in Bristol a “terrorist act”.
- Last month, four of six activists on trial were convicted of criminal damage.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Quartet convicted on criminal damage and GBH charges, but judge insists raid on Israeli arms company was ‘terrorist act’.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Supporters of alleged Palestine Action activists have picketed Woolwich Crown Court in southeast London throughout the trial and sentencing (File: AFP)By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 12 Jun 202612 Jun 2026A UK court has handed jail sentences to four activists from the Palestinian Action group on “terror” charges after they were convicted for a raid on an Israeli arms company.
Judge Jeremy Johnson at Woolwich Crown Court handed down sentences of about five to eight years to the quartet as he branded their August 2024 raid on the Elbit Systems site in Bristol a “terrorist act”.