{
  "id": 18163091,
  "title": "UK: Dozens arrested outside Supreme Court hearing on Palestine Action ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/uk-dozens-arrested-outside-supreme-court-hearing-on-palestine-action",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T18:43:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-dozens-arrested-outside-supreme-court-hearing-palestine-action-ban"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dozens of activists, including Jewish activists and celebrities, were arrested outside the Supreme Court hearing on Palestine Action's ban, according to Reuters.\n\nLawyers representing Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, argued during the first day of the two-day Supreme Court hearing that the direct-action group has never advocated for violence against individuals. Raza Husain KC, representing Ammori, stated that less than one percent of the group's protests met the legal definition of terrorism.\n\nHusain emphasized that it is the substance of the group's actions, not the label, that matters. He noted that Palestine Action's tactics are similar to those used by other activist groups, such as the Suffragettes, anti-war groups, environmental groups, and animal rights protesters, who also employed tactics that were more extreme than Palestine Action but were not regarded as terrorism.\n\nHusain pointed out that the Suffragettes, despite using tactics like arson and bomb attacks in their campaign for women's right to vote, are now widely celebrated. He argued that the group's past actions do not align with a terrorist designation and should be reconsidered.",
  "summary": "UK: Dozens arrested outside Supreme Court hearing on Palestine Action ban Lawyers representing the co-founder of Palestine Action have argued that the direct-action group has never advocated for violence against individuals, as the campaign to overturn its designation as a terrorist organisation by the UK government reached the Supreme Court. Speaking on the first day of the two-day hearing, Raza…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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