London, Feb. 13 -- The UK Home Office's decision to proscribe the Palestine Action as a terrorist entity under the country's anti-terrorism legislation has been deemed unlawful by Britain's High Court.
However, the ban on the group nonetheless remains active for now to allow for further legal arguments and to give the government time to consider an appeal.
The judgment delivered by three senior judges, much to the surprise of many, found that while Palestine Action had engaged in violent criminal conduct to advance its objectives, its activities were not grave enough to meet the "very high bar" required for designation as a terrorist organisation.
A key issue examined by the court was whether the proscription had improperly interfered wi...