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Four Convicted Over Elbit Raid; Cooper Defends Palestine Ban

5/17/2026

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Four members were convicted of criminal damage and grievous bodily harm for the 2024 Elbit Systems raid near Bristol.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper defended proscribing Palestine Action in a column despite CPS warning, which defense lawyers said threatened a fair trial but Judge Johnson ruled did not and dismissed the claim.
The Home Office distanced itself from a Times report alleging Iranian funding of Palestine Action, which was called misleading.

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Four members were convicted of criminal damage and grievous bodily harm for the 2024 Elbit Systems raid near Bristol.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper defended proscribing Palestine Action in a column despite CPS warning, which defense lawyers said threatened a fair trial but Judge Johnson ruled did not and dismissed the claim.
The Home Office distanced itself from a Times report alleging Iranian funding of Palestine Action, which was called misleading.