Legal action by Huda Ammori , the cofounder of Palestine Action, has begun in London’s High Court against the decision by the United Kingdom government to designate the activist group as a terrorist organisation.

The interior ministry, or Home Office, proscribed the pro-Palestinian group in July, days after activists protesting against Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza broke into an air force base in southern England. Prosecutors have said they caused an estimated 7 million pounds ($9.3m) damage to two aircraft at the base.

The legal action brought on Wednesday at London’s Royal Courts of Justice is expected to last until Thursday, with a third day to be set at a later stage.

“Today marks the beginning of our legal challenge to one of the most extreme attacks on civil liberties in rece

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