Palestine Action cofounder asks UK court to challenge ban
A cofounder of Palestine Action is set to ask the UK High Court for permission to challenge the government’s decision to ban the group under anti-terror laws.
Huda Ammori is seeking to overturn Home Secretary Yvette Cooper’s move to proscribe the direct action network, after it claimed responsibility for covering two RAF planes with red paint at Brize Norton airbase on June 20.
The group said the planes were linked to UK military support for Israel’s war on Gaza, accusing Britain of enabling the transport of weapons used in the bombardment of the enclave.
Cooper announced the ban on June 23, calling the action “terrorist-related”. The proscription came into force on July 5, after Ammori failed in an urgent legal attempt to block it.
Under the Terrorism Act 2000, membership or public support for Palestine Action is now a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
Police officers remove a demonstrator from a protest in Parliament Square in support of Palestine Action in London, July 19
British Palestine Project says government must prevent atrocities in Gaza
The British Palestine Project (BPP) has questioned the government’s failure to abide by the Geneva Convention to “prevent genocide from occurring in Gaza”.
“As the world watches the people of Gaza being starved to death, and being shot for seeking minimal sustenance, while at the same time members of the Israeli government express clear intent to go further,” a statement by the BPP read. “The British Government needs to act resolutely to try to prevent further atrocities and create a space for a peaceful solution,” it added.
The BPP called on the government to end all military cooperation and arms trade with Israel, to announce that the UK agrees with the ICJ’s findings that a risk of genocide was taking place in Gaza and to “redouble” efforts to achieve a full “unconditional ceasefire in Gaza” among other calls.
‘Intolerable’: British PM condemns Israel’s killing of Gaza aid seekers
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reiterated the situation in Gaza is “intolerable on so many levels” during a House of Commons speech.
“[And] we make that absolutely clear in all our exchanges with Israel and with other countries,” Starmer told parliamentarians.
“Whether that’s the deaths of those that are queueing for aid, whether it’s the plans to force Palestinians to live in certain areas or be excluded from certain areas, they are all intolerable and absolutely wrong in principle.”
The prime minister reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to recognising a Palestinian state “at a time most conducive to the prospects of peace” in the region.
UK admonishes Israel for ‘litany of horrors’ in Gaza
Israel is “tarnishing” its reputation by ignoring calls from dozens of nations for an immediate end to its devastating war on Gaza, the UK’s foreign secretary says.
Palestinians have been subjected to a “grotesque spectacle” and a “litany of horrors”, said David Lammy as he addressed parliamentarians.
The comments come after Israel launched a major ground assault targeting Deir el-Balah, the main hub for humanitarian efforts in the besieged enclave.
Lammy said ignoring the international community is “tarnishing greatly the reputation of Israel”.
“I utterly condemn the killing of civilians seeking to meet their basic needs. I firmly believe the Israeli government’s actions are doing untold damage to Israel’s standing in the world, and undermining Israel’s long-term security.”
It's tearing the UK apart as well... No more words, actions. And not actions as in arresting more anti-genocide protesters.
