Has an official 'time to leave' message been sent to UK Jews?

How do you interpret a decision by the UK High Court not to ban the activities of “Palestine Action,” a British terrorist organization, established in 2020, allegedly for the purpose of “ending global participation in Israel’s genocidal and apartheid regime.”   

The controversial debate as to whether or not Palestine Action should be a banned group, or one whose rights are protected, could easily be the final wake-up call to Britain’s Jewish community –  realizing that without civil protection, it’s time to leave.

What began as a ban, based on serious security concerns, along with the arrests of more than 2700 people for supporting the Palestine Action terror group, has now been revisited by the land’s highest court, which determined that the ban was “disproportionate and unlawful.”

In July 2025, Palestine Action was officially banned and labeled as a terrorist group by the UK government, following their break-in of an RAF airbase and damage caused to military aircraft.  Support for the group resulted in a criminal offense, carrying up to 14 years of imprisonment.

Now, the High Court has overturned that decision, making it impossible to arrest anyone for supporting the group. Although an appeal is pending, what kind of message does this send to the more than 300,000 members of the Jewish community who reside in the UK? 

To answer that question, you’d have to know some of the activities undertaken by Palestine Action. 

Among their many efforts, they have sought to disrupt any companies they deem to be involved in the manufacturing of weapons for Israel, and, in that regard, Elbit Systems was specifically targeted by them.

They have also engaged in vandalism, spray-painting buildings with red paint, as a symbol of Palestinian blood they claim has been shed. They have broken windows, destroyed equipment and have caused other property damage. (symbolizing the blood of Palestinians), smashing windows and causing other damage to businesses. 

Another tactic has been climbing onto roofs to gain access to offices and then refusing to leave the premises, a strategy which has resulted in the forced closure of offices. This happened at a Glasgow factory where over a million euros of damage occurred. 

They also successfully implemented a blockade of Barclays Bank branches in protest of investments into arms companies. Another act of vandalism was to spray paint a historic portrait at a Cambridge university as well as the targeting of the Defense Ministry. 

Members refer to themselves a “Prisoners of Conscience," but, in essence, they are nothing more than vandals engaging in performative protest and thuggery.

It’s no wonder that UK Jewish leaders are deeply concerned, knowing that this type of legal status, given by the land’s highest court, could have a devastating effect on their community.

Consequently, a joint statement was put out by the Board of Deputies and Jewish Leadership Council stating the following:

“We are deeply concerned by today’s High Court decision to find against the Government’s proscription (ban) of Palestine Action.

“As the Home Secretary said today: ‘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.”

“We recognise the vital importance of judicial oversight in matters of national security and civil liberties. However, the practical impact of Palestine Action’s activities on Jewish communal life has been significant and deeply unsettling.

“Palestine Action has repeatedly targeted buildings hosting Jewish communal institutions, Jewish-owned businesses, or sites associated with Israel, in ways that cause fear and disruption far beyond the immediate protest sites.

“We welcome the response of the Home Secretary and note her intention to fight the judgement in the court of appeal. We will seek urgent clarity from the Government, police forces and the CPS regarding the implications of this ruling and the steps they intend to take to ensure that communities are protected from intimidation and criminality. This includes ensuring appropriate legal tools are available.

“The safety of the British public including Jews must remain a priority.”

Imagine being a Jewish resident in a country which has allowed a group of terrorists, under the guise of “protected activism,” to engage in frightening pursuits, aimed at supporters of Israel, all under the approval of the High Court!

And if those agencies are permitted to be vandalized and threatened, how long will it be before those activities spread to Jewish individuals who will, undoubtedly, be accused of participation in support of Israel?  It’s hard to see how the high court has not been complicit in causing UK Jews to no longer feel at home, by the sheer act of removing their protections.

Because now that the Palestine Action group has been given a wink and a nod, by the judicial system, does anyone think that they will curb themselves? It’s more likely that they will see this as free license to enact even more insidious incursions, invading Jewish neighborhoods and businesses, solely as a result of their ethnic association to Israel.

How else can it be interpreted? This is a new low when it comes to shirking the responsibility of protecting vulnerable minority communities, who rely upon laws and boundaries which have been put into place as guardrails intended not to be crossed.

But this new reversal of the government ban does not only affect the Jewish community, because workers of Elbit Systems, Barclay Bank, universities and other commercial businesses are ordinary UK citizens, most of whom are not Jewish. Those establishments, when disrupted, vandalized or physically occupied, affect the employees and their work efficacy. 

In essence, acts of terrorism and intimidation are now sanctioned as acceptable behavior, which must be accommodated by the public. The High Court of England and Wales is comprised of 108 justices. It would be interesting to know which of these individuals believes that this new ruling will enhance the UK, knowing that such a decision will only bring about more terrorist violence?

They will, undoubtedly, bear the consequences of the convoluted legal choices they have made, but, at the same time, UK’s Jewish community might just consider that they’ve been officially served with a notice to exit.

Finally, it’s important to reiterate that Israel has not engaged in genocide or apartheid, rendering the goals of Palestine Action as completely bogus! Just ask Khaled Kabub, an Arab judge who is currently serving on the Supreme Court of Israel.