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The Take

She took on Britain’s Palestine Action ban. Then she won.

The Take

Al Jazeera

Politics, Daily News, News, News Commentary

4.7747 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

The United Kingdom's High Court has ruled that Palestine Action should never have been proscribed as a "terrorist" organization. As the case winds its way to a final decision, what does this mean for the thousands of Britons who have been arrested — and for the future of Palestinian solidarity in the UK?

In this episode: 

Huda Ammori (@HudaAmmori), Co-Founder, Palestine Action

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé and Tamara Khandaker with Melanie Marich, Maya Hamadeh, Tuleen Barakat, and our guest host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Tamara Khandaker and Alexandra Locke. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan.  Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 

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0:00.0

Al Jazeera Podcasts.

0:07.0

Today, the UK High Court has ruled Palestine action should never have been banned.

0:17.0

Supporters outside the court here say they've been vindicated. The ban, however, remains in place

0:24.8

until a further hearing later this month, which will decide what happens next.

0:30.3

What does this mean for the thousands of Britons who have been arrested and the future of Palestinian

0:35.3

solidarity in the UK.

0:41.9

I'm Kevin Horton, and this is the take.

0:54.0

So this episode is one of those where you hear the story from one of its protagonists. That's what we'd love to

0:55.1

offer you on the show, nothing less. So if you have any tips on who we should speak to next,

1:00.2

don't hesitate to leave us a comment. We are always looking for new ideas. And if you want others to find out

1:06.4

about this podcast, which you know and love, show us some love. Leave us a review on your podcast app

1:12.1

telling us where you're listening from and give us a five-star rating while you're there. It helps

1:17.1

the show reach more listeners.

1:22.1

My name is Huda Amori. I'm our co-founder of Palestine Action and your capture reform Britain.

1:28.3

So, Huda, it is really great to have you on the take today.

1:32.3

And I know that you managed to get some rest over the weekend after what must have been a very, very intense Friday.

1:39.3

I say this because on Friday, February 13th, the UK's high court ruled that the prescription of Palestine

1:45.6

action was unlawful.

1:47.9

Smiles and jubilation for Palestine action supporters gathered outside the Royal Court of Justice

1:53.0

as Dame Victoria Sharp delivered her decision. Now, what she said was that although Palestine

1:59.9

action is a group that was engaged in criminality,

2:03.8

that does not mean that the government is right in prescribing it as a terrorist organization.

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