UK police say pro-Palestine performances at Glastonbury subject to probe

British police have announced that the weekend performances by rap-punk duo Bob Vylan and the Irish-language band Kneecap at the Glastonbury Festival are subject to a criminal investigation after they led crowds in chants calling for “death” to the Israeli …

Palestine Action spraying paint is not terrorism. As UK ministers abuse their powers, I feel a duty to speak out

Strongly worded emails are not doing it. Appeals to MPs are not doing it. Taking to the streets in our hundreds of thousands with banners and placards is not working. Elected representatives from every party in parliament have stood in the Commons and …

Pro-Palestine protesters at Wimbledon over Barclays sponsorship

NewsFeedPro-Palestine activists rallied outside Wimbledon on the first day of the tennis championships in London to protest tournament sponsorship by Barclays Bank, who they say helps to finance Israel’s war on Gaza. Barclays says it is not a ‘shareholder’ …

UK campaign group Palestine Action to challenge government ban

Judge grants Palestine Action urgent hearing to try to stop ban taking effect

Palestine Action has been granted an urgent high court hearing on Friday to try to prevent a banning order against the direct action protest group coming into effect. An order is due to be laid before parliament on Monday which would proscribe the group as …

A New Playbook for Democratic Critics of Israel - Zohran Mamdani’s primary victory shows pro-Palestine candidates how to ...

In early June, B’nai Jeshurun, a prominent synagogue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, hosted several Democratic candidates for mayor of New York. Early in the forum, former hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson attacked his democratic socialist opponent, Zohran …

Glastonbury denies giving Palestine Action green-light to recruit and fundraise at festival

Glastonbury Festival have denied giving the Palestine Action organisation the green-light to use this year’s festival as a recruitment and fund-raising opportunity ahead of their expected proscription by the UK government.  Jewish News infiltrated one of …

Tilda Swinton, Steve Coogan, Reggie Watts and More Urge UK Government to Reject Palestine Action Ban

Tilda Swinton, Steve Coogan, Reggie Watts, Miriam Margolyes and over 30 other artists signed an open letter published Monday calling for the U.K. government to reject a new proposal that would label activist organization Palestine Action a proscribed …

Palestine Action mounts legal challenge to Starmer’s “terrorism” ban, as public opposition grows

The High Court of England and Wales will hear a legal challenge this Friday by Palestine Action against its banning by the Starmer Labour government under counter-terrorism laws. The court’s agreeing to hear the challenge came as Home Secretary Yvette …

Protest outside Woolwich Crown Court demands release of Palestine Action’s Filton 18

The “Filton 18” members of Palestine Action appeared in Woolwich Crown Court today, a high-security courtroom and the state’s preferred venue for terrorism cases. They are being prosecuted in connection with an action last August at Israeli arms …