The appeal ruling is not that far away: as Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori said at Netpol's "State of Protest" report launch last night, it's only a month away, at the end of April.
It is apparent the Met is nervous about a backlash from the media over a planned mass action on Sat 11 April

Following intensive lobbying by representatives of the Israeli government and the arms industry such as Lord Walney, dishonestly presented to the public as ‘independent advisers’, domestic direct action group Palestine Action have been branded as a ‘terrorist organisation’, for trying to stop crimes against humanity and for exposing the British government’s complicity in genocide.
Saturday April 11th 2026
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Following intensive lobbying by representatives of the Israeli government and the arms industry such as Lord Walney, dishonestly presented to the public as ‘independent advisers’, domestic direct action group Palestine Action have been branded as a ‘terrorist organisation’, for trying to stop crimes against humanity and for exposing the British government’s complicity in genocide.