UK Supreme Court to hear appeal over Palestine Action proscription in November

Jerusalem Post/DiasporaThe UK Supreme Court will hear Huda Ammori's appeal in November, testing whether the government lawfully banned Palestine Action under terrorism laws.Follow us on GoogleFile photo: A protestor is arrested as activists from Palestine Action protest at the HQ of Elbit, an Israeli owned company that makes drones for use by the Israeli military and other foreign powers on May 15, 2022 in Bristol, England. (photo credit: Guy Smallman/Getty Images)ByALEX CARSONAUGUST 5, 2026 19:28Updated: AUGUST 5, 2026 19:47The UK Supreme Court has confirmed it will hear an appeal by Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori challenging the government’s proscription of the group as a terrorist organization. The hearing is scheduled for November 4-5.The legal battle stems from the Home Secretary’s decision in July 2025 to ban Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000.This move followed a series of disruptive actions targeting defense contractors and firms tied to Israel. Most notably, these actions included activists breaching perimeter security on scooters at the Royal Air Force base in Brize Norton to spray red paint on the engines of military transport aircraft, as well as coordinated occupations and blockades of facilities belonging to Elbit Systems and other defense suppliers.Palestine Action ban faces Supreme Court reviewThe proscription categorized the network alongside international terrorist organizations, drawing immediate and widespread criticism from civil liberties organizations.The core legal arguments of the appeal center on whether the Home Secretary’s proscription decision under section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2000, which requires a belief that an organization is “concerned in terrorism,” was lawful.POLICE OFFICERS detain a protester at 'Everyone Day', a mass vigil and sign-holding event in Trafalgar Square organised by Defend Our Juries to demand the lifting of the ban on Palestine Action, in London, Britain, April 11, 2026. (credit: REUTERS/Jack Taylor)While the Divisional Court initially ruled in favor of Ammori by finding that the decision was inconsistent with the Home Secretary’s own policy and incompatible with Articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights, the Court of Appeal subsequently overturned that judgment.The Supreme Court has since granted permission to appeal specifically on these grounds to determine if the statutory power was exercised lawfully.Follow us on Google