The UK government's decision to ban on the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization is lawful, London's Court of Appeal has ruled.⁣ ⁣ Palestine Action, which had increasingly targeted Israel‑linked defense companies in the UK with a particular focus on Israel's largest defense firm Elbit Systems, was proscribed under terrorism laws last year.⁣ ⁣ London's High Court ruled in February, after a legal challenge by the group's co-founder, that the ban unlawfully interfered with freedom of expression, although it remained proscribed pending the government's appeal.⁣ ⁣ Lady Chief Justice Sue Carr, the most senior judge in England and Wales, said the group's behavior was not that of a non-violent, direct action organization, and the appeal court had concluded proscription was justified and proportionate.⁣ ⁣ #uk #ukgovernment #court #palestine #palestineaction