Demonstrators opposing a ban of protest group Palestine Action are stepping up pressure with a week of demonstrations across the UK.
The plans centre on the display of signs reading “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action,” for which protesters could face arrest under UK terrorism laws.
The High Court will review a challenge to the proscription mounted by Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori next week, after a failed attempt by the UK government to block her appeal.
Palestine Action was designated a terrorist organisation by the UK in July after four of its activists broke into an RAF airbase and vandalised two military planes, causing an estimated £7 million ($9.2 million) of damage.
Support for alleged Palestine Action activists accused of breaking into Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems' site in Bristol. AFP
This followed a series of demonstrations known by the group as “direct action” at sites associated with Is
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