Palestine Action is continuing to raise money from its website and co-ordinate its members from a Telegram account, despite its proscription on 14 July.

It is openly soliciting cryptocurrency donations, including the use of Monero—a privacy-focused coin often used to obscure financial trails—and Bitcoin. They provide instructions for anonymous donations and even link to a downloadable PDF guide  detailing how to donate to their cause undetected.

Not only does this represent ongoing defiance of the law following their proscription, but it also provides a mechanism to fund terrorist-linked activities anonymously.

UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has reported the organisers of Palestine Action to the counter-terrorism police for potential breaches of Section 15 (1) of the Terrorism Act 2000 regarding fundraising which states that a person commits an offence if he (a) invites another to provide money or other property, and (b) intends that it should be used, or has reasonable cause to suspect that it may be used, for the purposes of terrorism.

The organisers of Palestine Action are also likely to be breaching Section 15 (2) of the Terrorism Act 2000 which states that a person commits an offence if he (a)receives money or other property, and (b)intends that it should be used, or has reasonable cause to suspect that it may be used, for the purposes of terrorism.

Anyone donating through this mechanism is also likely to commit an offence by breaching  Section 15 (3) of the Terrorism Act 2000 which says that  a person commits an offence if he (a) provides money or other property, and (b) knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that it will or may be used for the purposes of terrorism.

Palestine Action is also continuing to organise its members and supporters through a Telegram account called “We Do Not Comply”.  It is giving supporters detailed instructions on how to demonstrate in favour of their cause, and even how to hold a placard saying “I oppose Genocide, I support Palestine Action” – sitting down, gaze lowered, no speaking.  This is so that if they are arrested they can only be charged for Section 13 Terrorism Act (displaying an article in public arousing suspicion they are supporters of a proscribed group) – because the maximum sentence is 6 months imprisonment.

The items that supporters are told to bring with them to the demo include  a  ‘burner’ phone   (as a regular phone, will probably be seized if you are arrested and could compromise others) , and a book to read in the cell.

UKLFI has also reported the organisers of Palestine Action for inviting support and expressing support for a proscribed group, contrary to Section 12 of the Act, for which the maximum sentence is 14 years.

A UKLFI spokesperson said: “The organisers of Palestine Action seem to think they have public support behind them, and so are defying the law in the expectation of impunity.  We hope that the police willuphold the law.”