Britain's recognition of the Palestinian state came weeks after the government banned groups of pro-Palestinian militants.
Operation Palestinian is an organization designed to undermine the operations of weapons manufacturers associated with the Israeli government. The British government was banned by the British government in June after a security violation at the UK's largest air force base.
It was founded in 2020 by Huda Ammori and climate activist Richard Barnard, when the group took its first action to shut down UK operations at Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest arms maker, and said it “ends global participation in Israel’s genocide and atheist system.”
Since its inception, Palestinian operations have also included other operations, occupied, blocked, sprayed and destroyed Israel-French UAV companies drone tactical systems and global weapons giant Leonardo.
However, this is the group's action in late June 2025 – radicals break into Raf Brize Norton, the largest air base in the UK and sabotaged two Airbus travelers fueled with paint and crowbars, which stimulated serious government action.
Days later, then-Home Secretary Yvette Cooper was appointed Foreign Secretary in a recent cabinet reshuffle – designating Palestinian operations as a terrorist organization, giving it equal status with organizations like Hamas, al-Qaeda and Isis – a condemnation of the United Nations, human rights groups and politicians.
Hundreds of people were arrested in an attempt to protest the ban from militant groups.
Almost 900 protesters were arrested in London earlier this month, marking the largest mass arrest in the British capital in decades.