The government can appeal against the High Court’s ruling that its move to proscribe Palestine Action was “unlawful”.
On Wednesday, the Court of Appeal granted the government’s “application for permission to appeal” the ruling.
The Home Office welcomed the decision.
A spokesperson told the JC: “We are pleased that the Court has granted our application to appeal to the Court of Appeal. We will always take the strongest possible action to protect our national security and our priority remains maintaining the safety and security of our citizens.
“The Court has previously acknowledged that Palestine Action has carried out acts of terrorism, celebrated those who have taken part in those acts and promoted the use of violence. It has also concluded that Palestine Action is not an ordinary protest or civil disobedience group, and that its actions are not consistent with democratic values.
They added: “Until these legal proceedings are concluded, it would not be appropriate to comment further.”
The Court of Appeal will set out a timetable in due course, but Palestine Action will remain proscribed until the conclusion of the appeal or until a further order is made.
The High Court had ruled against the proscription order against Palestine Action on February 13 which the co-founder of the group, Hudda Ammori called a “monumental victory” for “freedoms in Britain”.
In July last year, MPs voted by 385 to 26 in July last year to proscribe Palestine Action – placing it in a similar category to groups like Hamas and Al Qaeda.
The was taken shortly after activists from the group filmed themselves breaking into RAF Brize Norton and causing damage to aircraft.
During the debate to ban the group, Palestine Action’s attacks on Jewish buildings and businesses were raised by Labour MP Jon Pearce.
The then chair of Labour Friends of Israel said: “A building housing Jewish-owned businesses in North Manchester was vandalised with red paint and graffiti reading ‘Happy Nakba Day’.
“Later that month, a Jewish-owned business in Stamford Hill was attacked by the organisation with windows broken, red paint graffiti and damage done to the building’s mezuzah.”
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