The Home Secretary has announced her plans to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, which would be an unprecedented attack on civil liberties and the right to protest. 

What is Palestine Action?

Palestine Action is a network of activists which have used direct action to expose and target property and premises connected to war crimes in Palestine. It was formed approximately 5 years ago and has used a range of tactics, including direct action, to disrupt the operations of Elbit Systems, Israel's largest arms firm. Elbit Systems is directly implicated in grave crimes against Palestinians including offences under the International Criminal Courts Act 2003. 

The campaign to proscribe Palestine Action

For years, pro-Israel lobby groups, the Israeli government and Elbit Systems have been lobbying for repressive treatment of Palestine Action. Just days before government sources told the press of their intentions to ban the direct-action group, 'We Believe in Israel' released a report and 'Campaign Against Antisemitism' wrote to the Home Secretary asking for her to proscribe us. 

Now, the Home Secretary is trying to rush through a vote in Parliament to make joining or supporting Palestine Action a terrorist offence. If they're successful, it would rank Palestine Action amongst ISIS and National Action, despite our actions being in line with a long history of direct-action protests targeting property and weapons linked to war crimes.

The legal fight back

Palestine Action has received an outpouring of support in response to the government's attempts to proscribe us for which, we couldn't be more grateful. 

We hope you will support us in fighting this draconian attack on our movement.

Gareth Peirce from Birnberg Peirce Solicitors has been instructed to fight the proscription process, assisted by Kellys Solicitors. We are seeking to raise £100,000 to fund the legal fight. Whilst we hope to stop the proscription process, we need to also prepare for the potential fight to de-proscribe Palestine Action.