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criminal damage case, the judge, Mr Justice Johnson, ruled before the first trial that there appeared to be a “terrorist connection” to the offences – even though the protest took place before [Palestine Action
case over his alleged conduct during a trial of six Palestine Action activists. [Last week, a retrial jury convicted four members](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2p99rxr5po) of the organisation of criminal damage
Palestine Action protest group](/news/2026/4/11/police-begin-arrests-at-uk-protest-against-palestine-action-ban), whose main target is Elbit Systems, was founded. In the case of the so-called “Ulm Five”, the Office of the Chief Prosecutor of Stuttgart is pursuing charges of property
Palestine Action activists have been jailed after causing £1.2m of damage at a UK site of an Israel-based defence firm. Charlotte Head, 30, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona Kamio, 30, and Fatema Rajwani
cases, final sentences were more lenient than time already spent in custody awaiting trial. They highlight the “Filton 24”, who were charged with offences connected to a [Palestine Action](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/palestine-action) direct action protest
Palestine Action protesters [as terrorists](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/12/palestine-action-activists-elbit-protest-terrorist-connection-ruling) when the jury did not convict them of a terrorism offence violates fundamental legal principles. Michael Mansfield KC, known for his work on landmark cases such
criminal damage involved serious damage to property, was designed to intimidate the UK government and a section of the public [Elbit employees and those of other businesses linked to Elbit] and was for the purpose
Palestine Action activists. Rajiv Menon KC is accused of breaching the judge’s directions while giving his closing speech in the trial of six people in relation to a 2024 direct action protest
criminal damage, depending on how courts interpret the threshold. While he said it was unthinkable to remove property damage entirely from the legal definition of “terrorism”, he suggested lawmakers could narrow the test, for example
Palestine Action activist who struck a police officer with a sledgehammer during a protest at an Israeli-linked arms factory acted to protect a co-defendant he believed was being seriously hurt, a court
Palestine activists face trial for attack on Israeli arms factory in Germany Five pro-Palestinian activists are due to appear in court over an attack on an Israeli arms company in [Germany](https://www.theguardian.com/world/germany),
criminal penalties than before because the offence was never previously codified into legislation. Campaigners said the law has given prosecutors a powerful new tool to pursue long prison sentences against protesters. The Public Order