President Donald J. Trump intends to declare Palestine Action as a global terrorist group.
President Donald J. Trump plans to classify Palestine Action as a global terrorist organization, with U.S. officials accusing the group of enacting and promoting terrorism . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump intends to declare Palestine Action a global terrorist group. DETAIL: The new designation follows the imprisonment of four Palestine Action activists after they were found guilty of causing £1.2 million (~$1.6 million) of property damage to the site of an Israeli defense firm in Britain. The U.S. version of the group, officially known as Unity of Fields, formerly known as Palestine Action U.S., has also sought to disrupt and vandalize firms linked to Israel. It has also targeted the U.S. government and engaged…Open
A judge has threatened defendants with a ‘terrorism connection’ if they even attempt to explain to jurors why they targeted a weapons factory.
As the British state seeks to destroy Palestine Action, a new trial is underway in which a judge has threatened defendants with a ‘terrorism connection’ if they explain the motives behind their activism. It is one of three such trials in which the government has muzzled defendants, blinded jurors and banned local media coverage to guarantee convictions. The Grayzone can exclusively reveal that hearings have been underway in the trial of the so-called Teledyne Three. These three defendants damaged the clean room of a UK factory which produces parts for the F-35 aircraft which Israel has used to carry out an array of crimes against civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip, and beyond. They are members of the direction action protest…Open
AI:The British legal system is engaging in a coordinated effort to muzzle activists by threatening defendants with "terrorism connection" charges if they attempt to explain their political motives during trial. In the case of the "Teledyne Three," who targeted a factory producing F-35 fighter jet parts used by Israel, Judge Driver has imposed draconian restrictions that prevent defendants from discussing their opposition to weapons manufacturing and have banned local media from reporting on the proceedings. This move is part of a broader state strategy to criminalize direct action protests against the war industry by leveraging counter-terrorism legislation, following previous trials where activists were sentenced as terrorists despite being…Open
Max describes how Britain is using the Palestine Action case, a stabbing, and manufactured panic to crush dissent, shield Israel, and strip away basic rights in the name of “security”.
Desperate to secure a conviction of Palestine Action defendants, a draconian British judge has forbidden them from referring to the principle of jury equity in their closing speeches.
It is one of countless restrictions aimed at blocking the activists from mounting an effective defense. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Since the retrial of six Palestine Action (PA) activists began on April 13, the defendants have been barred under court order from using terms like “genocide” or discussing the target of their direction action protests. Meanwhile, supporters of PA have been arrested outside the court for holding signs advising jurors of their right to acquit the defendants based on conscience. Now, a draft court order reviewed by The Grayzone reveals how the presiding judge has sought to comprehensively neutralize the PA…Open
A courageous intervention by MP Zarah Sultana brings our reporting to the British public
Today, UK MP Zarah Sultana invoked parliamentary privilege to reveal information which the British public was officially forbidden from knowing about the trial of six Palestine Action activists. Sultana’s source for her dramatic intervention was an April 12 article by The Grayzone which broke the blackout imposed on British media by the UK security state, informing the public about the planned stitch-up of Palestine Action on bogus “terrorism” charges. Reading at times from The Grayzone’s report, Sultana stated the following: - “Six Palestine action activists face retrial after being acquitted in February following a year in prison. If convicted, they and 18 others will be sentenced as terrorists, but the jury will not be told…Open
A shockingly corrupted trial that exposes the British state’s weaponization of censorship and secrecy laws has just begun.
The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal details how six activists from the direct action protest group Palestine Action face terrorism charges and the possibility of long prison terms – but the jury in the case is forbidden from knowing this. The UK media is similarly banned from reporting on these facts, while the defendants in the case are blocked by court order from explaining their motives for damaging and occupying Israeli weapons factories on British soil. Blumenthal explains why Palestine Action is being targeted with such a draconian prosecution: because they are effective. Having caused the closure of Israeli factories, they have provided activists around the world with a workable model for raising the cost of occupation and genocide.…Open
Six Palestine Action activists face a retrial after being acquitted in February following over a year in prison.
- - If convicted, the six Palestine Action activists and 18 others will likely be sentenced as terrorists, facing long prison terms. - The jury has not been notified about the ‘terrorist’ designation, and the British media cannot report this information under a court order. Activists will also be prohibited from telling jurors how their efforts sought to impede the Gaza genocide. - The prosecution followed a meeting between government officials and counter-terror officers, where designating Palestine Action as terrorists was discussed. Those officials admitted the group’s activities were “mostly confined to criminal damage,” not terrorism. - By falsely alleging Palestine Action deliberately targeted people with violent acts,…Open
In the UK, favored criminals can do whatever they please—even attack policewomen with hammers. The post In Great Britain, Beating Cops With Sledgehammers Now Counts As ‘Peaceful Protest’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage In Great Britain, Beating Cops With Sledgehammers Now Counts As ‘Peaceful Protest’ In the UK, favored criminals can do whatever they please—even attack policewomen with hammers. UK Special Coverage There is great disquiet in the United Kingdom over plans to severely curtail trial by jury. Right on cue, a trial emerged that seems to bolster the government’s case for using juries less often. On the night of August 6, 2024, six deluded activists from the proscribed terror group Palestine Action drove a van through the factory gates of the Bristol branch of the Israeli defense company…Open