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 High Court had ruled against the proscription on February 13 which the co-founder of the group, Hudda Ammori called a “monumental victory” for “freedoms in Britain”.
By contrast, the government expressed disappointment and Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, said at the time that she would seek to challenge the decision.
“The Court acknowledged that Palestine Action has carried out acts of terrorism. It concluded that its actions are not consistent with democratic values and the rule of law”, she said in a post on social media.
Mahmood also defended the government’s process of proscribing the group, describing it as “rigorous” and “endorsed by Parliament”.
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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