# Police arrest Palestine Action supporters at London protest ahead of court hearing

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/met-police-make-first-arrests-of-pro-palestine-action-demonstrators-as-they-pledge-support-for-banned-group-outside-us-embassy/
- Published: 2026-10-31T13:35:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T13:47:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16254649/Met-police-arrests-Palestine-Action-US-Embassy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Met Police arrested Palestine Action supporters outside the US Embassy.
- Organisers expected about 400 demonstrators.
- The protest preceded a Supreme Court hearing on the ban.

## Summary

The Metropolitan Police began arresting demonstrators outside the US Embassy in London after they displayed signs supporting Palestine Action, a group proscribed under UK law in June 2025. The protest, organised by Defend Our Juries, came ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on the ban and has renewed debate over how the law affects protest and freedom of expression.

The organisers expected about 400 people to attend, and the Met warned that both sign-holders and people playing a key organising or logistical role could face arrest. The force said protests related to Palestine Action use significant police resources; it spent £1.3 million on six Palestine-Israel public order events in June and July, according to a freedom of information response. Defend Our Juries criticised the policing approach as an escalation and questioned arrests of people supporting peaceful protesters.

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