The British ​government on ‌Monday (June 15, 2026) won its appeal ​against a ⁠court ruling that its ban on ‌the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine ‌Action as ‌a ⁠terrorist organisation was ⁠unlawful.

Palestine Action, which had increasingly targeted Israel-linked ​defence ‌companies in Britain with a particular focus on Israel’s ‌largest defence ​firm Elbit Systems, was proscribed under ⁠terrorism laws last year.

London’s High ‌Court ruled in February, after a legal challenge by the group’s ‌co-founder, that the ​ban unlawfully interfered with freedom of ⁠expression, although it ⁠remained proscribed pending the government’s ‌appeal.

Lady Chief Justice Sue Carr, the most senior judge in England and Wales ‌said the group’s behaviour was ​not that of a non-violent, direct action organisation, and the appeal ⁠court had concluded proscription was justified and proportionate .Lawyers for Britain’s interior minister, Shabana ‌Mahmood, had argued at a hearing in April that the conclusion the ban had a significant impact on freedom of expression was “overstated and wrong”.

But Huda Ammori, who co-founded Palestine Action ‌in 2020, said proscription had imposed “severe restrictions on ​the fundamental free speech and assembly rights of vast numbers of people” ⁠who supported the Palestinian cause. Ms. Carr said any ⁠such ban was “highly controversial” but added “it is a fundamental ‌mistake to overlook the fact that Palestine Action overtly promoted unlawful violence ​amounting to terrorism”.