Why it matters:
The ruling has stopped the U.K. government's pro-Israeli support against a popular group in the country that advocates the recognition of the Palestinian nation's rights of self-determination and the termination of the Israeli regime's genocide in Gaza.
The big picture:
Palestine Action, a U.K.-based activist group, was banned as a terrorist organization by the Home Office. The government sought to block the group’s legal challenge, but the court’s decision enables a full judicial review of whether the ban was justified and properly applied.
What we're hearing:
The Court of Appeal, including the Chief Justice, granted Palestine Action’s co-founder, Huda Ammori, additional grounds to challenge the ban. These include claims that the Home Office failed to consider relevant information or improperly considered irrelevant information, and did not follow its policy guidelines.
After the ruling, Ammori condemned the ban as an "authoritarian ban" and said it "must be opposed."
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