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Palestine Action barrister’s contempt case sent to new judge

The case against Rajiv Menon KC was rejected by the High Court on procedural grounds, but the judge in the original trial has ruled that he does have a potential case to answer

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Palestine Action activists ‘planned Elbit attack to cause maximum damage’

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Immigration minister tells ‘man child’ Owen Jones to ‘get a real job’ in Polanski Palestine Action row

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Over 700 cases against Palestine Action supporters set to go ahead after terror ban upheld

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Protesters gather outside the Royal Courts of Justice on June 15, 2026, ahead of the hearing on the lawfulness of the proscription of Palestine Action (PA)

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Palestine Action proscription is lawful, Court of Appeal rules

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Palestine Action activists jailed over Elbit factory raid

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(Illustrative) Protesters outside Woolwich Crown Court, London, on June 12, 2026, ahead of a hearing where Palestine Action activists are due to be sentenced over a break-in at the UK base of an Israel-based defence firm, Elbit Systems (PA)

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Palestine Action activists will be sentenced as terrorists over Elbit raid

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Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell attends protest in support of convicted Palestine Action activists

The four defendants, who have been convicted of criminal damage, could be sentenced as terrorists

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June 12, 2026 13:00

John McDonnell presents a letter, alongside members of the Palestine Coalition, to New Scotland Yard on April 15, 2026 (Getty Images)

Nearly 100 celebrities call on judge to drop ‘terror connection’ in Palestine Action sentencing

Zoë Wanamaker, Steve Coogan, Miriam Margolyes, Nadia Swalha and Greta Thunberg are among the high-profile signatories

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June 9, 2026 13:27

Steve Coogan attends the BAFTA Television Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on May 10, 2026 (Getty Images)

Convicted Palestine Action activists apply to have judge thrown off case before sentencing

Campaign group Defend Our Juries, which has supported the group’s legal campaigns, accused Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson of ‘manifest bias and discrimination’

By Jacob Jaffa

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June 5, 2026 10:40

Protesters hold placards outside Woolwich Crown Court in support of six Palestine Action activists, four of whom were subsequently convicted of criminal damage, on November 17, 2025 (Getty Images)

Convicted Palestine Action activists could be sentenced as terrorists

The group were convicted of criminal damage earlier this month, but could face double the jail term for that offence

By Jacob Jaffa

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May 13, 2026 13:55

Pro-Palestine protestors outside Woolwich Crown Court on November 17, 2025 (Getty Images)

Palestine Action lawyer avoids contempt of court charge

Rajiv Menon was accused of misleading the jury, who failed to return a verdict in the initial trial, before the activist he defended was convicted at a retrial

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

May 13, 2026 13:54

Barrister who acted for Palestine Action defendant accused of misleading jury in first trial

Rajiv Menon KC allegedly defied the orders of Mr Justice Johnson by suggesting that the jury could acquit the defendants ‘according to their conscience’

By Tristan Kirk

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May 6, 2026 09:18

Palestine Action activists found guilty of criminal damage over factory raid

The court heard that the protest had been ‘meticulously organised’ to cause ‘as much damage as possible’

By Ellie Crabbe

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May 5, 2026 16:31

Pro-Palestine protesters outside Woolwich Crown Court on November 17, 2025 (Getty Images)

Legal intervention by Jewish leaders in Palestine Action case rejected by Court of Appeal

Revelation comes ahead of this week’s hearing to decide legality of proscribing group

By JC Reporter

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April 26, 2026 10:52

Locals inspecting the damage after a Jewish property business in Stamford Hill was attacked (Supplied)

By Keith Black

As the court rejects our intervention backing Palestine Action ban, the threat to Jews only grows

How far should judges limit or intervene in the Home Secretary’s assessment of national security risks posed by groups creating terror on our streets?

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April 26, 2026 10:49

Palestinian flags outside the Royal Courts of Justice (Image: Getty)

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Palestine Action

Palestine Action barrister’s contempt case sent to new judge

Palestine Action activists ‘planned Elbit attack to cause maximum damage’

Immigration minister tells ‘man child’ Owen Jones to ‘get a real job’ in Polanski Palestine Action row

Over 700 cases against Palestine Action supporters set to go ahead after terror ban upheld

Palestine Action proscription is lawful, Court of Appeal rules

Palestine Action activists jailed over Elbit factory raid

Palestine Action activists will be sentenced as terrorists over Elbit raid

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