The United Kingdom’s Court of Appeal has ruled that the British government was right to proscribe the Palestine Action activist group as a “terrorist” organisation last year.Palestine Action is a British protest group which was founded six years ago and describes itself as a movement “committed to ending global participation in Israel’s genocidal and apartheid regime”.On Monday, police made more arrests of protesters demonstrating in support of Palestine Action outside the Court of Appeal in London.Since the group’s proscription, which also bans support for proscribed groups, about 3,000 people have been arrested.The Metropolitan Police welcomed the ruling and said it would continue to arrest those who protest in support of the group.Here is what we know about the ruling:What has the Court of Appeal ruled?The judgement released on Monday states: “The proscription of an organisation like Palestine Action is highly controversial. But it is a fundamental mistake to overlook the fact that Palestine Action overtly promotes unlawful violence amounting to terrorism”.The ruling was made by a five-strong panel, including the two most senior judges in England and Wales.Palestine Action, which was formally proscribed by the UK last July, is a British protest group founded six years ago. It says it uses “disruptive tactics” to target “corporate enablers” and companies involved in the manufacture of weapons for Israel, such as Israeli group Elbit Systems, Italian aerospace company Leonardo, French multinational Thales and Teledyne from the United States. The group has targeted British facilities linked to those companies. Advertisement In all, British police say action by the group has resulted in millions of pounds of criminal da …
