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UK Activists Face Retrial Amid Pro-Palestine Tensions

2/20/2026

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Palestine Action, a UK activist group, faces a retrial on February 16, 2027, for criminal damage and violent disorder tied to a 2024 break-in at Elbit Systems' UK factory.
The Crown Prosecution Service dropped aggravated burglary charges against 18 other defendants after the acquittal.
Protests have emerged amid tensions over pro-Palestine activism in the UK after the activists spent 18 months in custody.

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Palestine Action, a UK activist group, faces a retrial on February 16, 2027, for criminal damage and violent disorder tied to a 2024 break-in at Elbit Systems' UK factory.
The Crown Prosecution Service dropped aggravated burglary charges against 18 other defendants after the acquittal.
Protests have emerged amid tensions over pro-Palestine activism in the UK after the activists spent 18 months in custody.