In London, 325 arrests during a rally in support of the banned organization Palestine Action

This Saturday, more than 320 people, including many retirees, were arrested in London for having participated in a rally in support of the classified terrorist organization Palestine Action, police said on Sunday. According to Defend our Juries, which organizes the support protests, there have been a total of 4,200 arrests since the pro-Palestinian group was banned by the British government in July 2025.

Palestine Action had been classified as terrorist [in the same way as Hamas or Hezbollah] after acts of vandalism committed by its militants, notably on a Royal Air Force base and an attack in Bristol against a site of the Israeli arms company Elbit Systems.

The ban on Palestine Action before the courts

In June, on appeal, the courts validated the ban. But the co-founder of this group banned by the British authorities, Huda Ammori, will challenge this ban before the Supreme Court on Wednesday and Thursday.

Supporters of Palestine Action gathered outside the US Embassy in London on Saturday. As in every rally, they displayed the sign “I oppose the genocide, I support Palestine Action”. Another rally took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, in front of the United States consulate, but without the police making any arrests.

Saturday's rallies were organized in front of the United States embassy and consulate in particular because Defend our Juries accuses the American president, whose golf course in Scotland had been damaged by Palestine Action activists, of having played a role in the decision to ban the group in the United Kingdom.