‘A fantasy’: How the Palestine Action ruling whitewashed the history of civil disobedience

The UK Court of Appeal upheld the government's ban on Palestine Action, dismissing its claim as a civil disobedience group akin to the suffragettes. The ruling highlighted the group's covert operations and property damage, contrasting with historical accounts of the militant Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), which also used secret cells and violent tactics during its suffrage campaign.