How Palestine Action Shook Britain: Co-Founder Huda Ammori Goes On the Record

In this exclusive conversation, Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori sits down for her first in-person interview in two years.  Speaking to Matt Kennard of Palestine Deep Dive, Ammori reflects on the extraordinary journey of the direct action movement she launched in 2020, from its campaign against Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems to its proscription by the UK government in 2025. Ammori discusses the events leading up to the ban, the targeting of RAF Brize Norton, the government's use of terrorism legislation, and why she believes the attempt to suppress Palestine Action has instead generated unprecedented public support and drawn greater attention to Britain's role in the Israeli genocide in Gaza. Although the High Court ruled in February 2026 that the Palestine Action ban had breached the right to protest and had been incorrectly taken by ministers, the Court of Appeal earlier this month upheld the proscription which Ammori says she intends to appeal to the UK Supreme Court. As legal challenges continue and new groups emerge to carry forward similar tactics, Ammori argues that the movement's core message has reached further than ever before. Support us by becoming a paid subscriber from as little as £1 a month. Your support helps us build independent Palestinian-led media in a world which has never needed it more urgently: https://donorbox.org/support-palestin... Follow us: https://x.com/PDeepDive   / palestinedeepdive     / palestinedeepdive   00:00 Intro 02:17 “I didn’t expect Palestine Action would be proscribed” 03:55 Did the RAF Brize Norton action trigger the proscription? 06:57 Has the ban backfired on the UK government? 09:55 Defend Our Juries and the civil disobedience campaign 11:00 Response of civil society and the media 13:22 The Filton 25 case and the UK justice system 20:00 New direct-action groups following Palestine Action ban 21:48 Why are young people risking prison over Gaza? 26:02 Has direct action actually worked against Elbit? 28:54 The lobbying against Palestine Action 30:47 Secret investigations and attacks by pro-Israel groups 33:17 Iran funding claims 35:55 How the proscription process unfolded 38:00 Would a change in UK government make a difference? 42:45 International solidarity and direct action abroad 43:50 How European countries view the UK Palestine Action ban 44:30 Germany's Ulm 5 case 47:00 Do you have any regrets? 48:05 The future of the Palestine movement 50:50 Personal experience as Palestinian-Iraqi