Whatever might be said about the merits of the government’s attempt to outlaw Palestine Action, it has proved to be a humiliating failure in every respect.
The High Court ruling that the proscription of the group as a “terrorist” organisation is “disproportionate” and in contravention of human rights legislation has left ministers in the worst of all worlds. The government is accused of tyranny, but in fact is also now prospectively unable to control an organisation that has resorted to violent acts, at least against property, and which Jewish communities have found deeply threatening.
