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6 hours ago, Social Media said:

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Hamas Challenges UK Terror Ban, Citing Human Rights and Peace Efforts

 

Hamas has launched a legal bid to overturn its designation as a terrorist organisation by the UK government, claiming the ban violates the European Convention on Human Rights and obstructs peace efforts in the Middle East. The Islamist group has filed a 106-page application through British lawyers, arguing that the decision to proscribe the group is legally unsound and morally unjustified.

 

The legal action is directed at the Home Office’s decision to list Hamas in its entirety as a terrorist group, making it a criminal offence in the UK to support or associate with it. Hamas contends that the ban breaches fundamental rights, stating it “unlawfully restricts freedom of speech” and asserting that the organisation “does not pose any threat to Britain or British citizens.”

 

 

In the legal document obtained by The Times, Hamas accuses the UK of siding with what it calls the “Zionist oppressor,” urging Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to reverse what it described as Britain’s “morally and legally indefensible policy.” The group also alleges that the UK is ignoring its “duties” under international law to help “end genocide” and that the proscription undermines efforts toward a political resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

 

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Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, has been outlawed in the UK since 2001. In 2021, then-Home Secretary Dame Priti Patel extended the ban to the group’s political wing, stating there was no meaningful distinction between the two. Patel defended the proscription in response to the legal challenge, saying, “Hamas is an evil Iranian-backed terrorist organisation, which kidnaps, tortures and murders people, including British nationals. They pose an ongoing threat to our security and to the peace and stability of the Middle East.”

 

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Mousa Abu Marzouk, the head of Hamas’s foreign relations office. 

 

She added, “They show no respect for human rights, life and dignity and have oppressed people living in Gaza for too long. Eighteen months ago, Hamas carried out the worst terror attack in Israel’s history and the most murderous pogrom against the Jewish people since the Holocaust. It continues to hold 59 innocent hostages in cruel captivity. Nobody should be in any doubt about the true nature and intentions of Hamas.”

 

In its legal application, Hamas describes itself as “an organised resistance movement that exercises the right of the Palestinian people to resist Zionism and the colonisation, occupation, apartheid and genocide carried out in its name.” The legal team involved has clarified that they are not being paid by Hamas, in accordance with UK law that prohibits financial transactions with proscribed groups. Furthermore, the legal profession’s cab rank rule does not compel barristers to take on such cases.

 

Some lawyers associated with the case have previously made controversial remarks. On the day of Hamas’s October 7 attacks, which killed more than 1,100 Israelis, barrister Magennis tweeted, “Victory to the intifada.”

 

If the Home Office rejects the application, Hamas can appeal to the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (POAC), though such reversals are rare. Since the Terrorism Act 2000 came into effect, only four organisations have successfully been removed from the banned list.

 

A spokesperson for the Board of Deputies of British Jews criticised the legal challenge, stating, “As Palestinians in Gaza protest for the removal of Hamas, this deeply misconceived challenge shows the regrettable addiction of large parts of the UK Palestine movement to the terrorist organisation Hamas.

 

Hamas documented their own record of murder, rape, and kidnap on October 7th 2023 in obscene detail. Hamas has been proscribed in the UK since 2021 for its longstanding record of terror. The firm and others assisting them in bringing this case for Hamas should be ashamed of their support for a proscribed terrorist organisation.”

 

Based on a report by The Times  2025-04-11

 

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New UK Parliament Report: Unveiling the Horrors of 7 October A Truth That Cannot Be Denied

 

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This thread will open a controversial discussion.

At the end lawyers and the court will decide.

I wonder what the outcome will be😳

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1 hour ago, David in the north said:

Suggest this firm of "lawyers" has some serious questions to answer....................

 

Nah, everyone has the same legal rights.  That's basic.  It protects the innocent and ensures fair treatment to all.

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Just tell the terrorist scum to FO, they are not democraticly elected because if you oppose them you are dragged off the streets or your out of your home and never seen again.

They are the equivalent of the KGB, Nazis etc 

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33 minutes ago, Andycoops said:

Just tell the terrorist scum to FO, they are not democraticly elected because if you oppose them you are dragged off the streets or your out of your home and never seen again.

They are the equivalent of the KGB, Nazis etc 

got a tooth ache ?

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See, now the Russians would kidnap one of the lawyers and throw her headless body on her firms front steps, thats a message Hamas understands.

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1 hour ago, coolcarer said:

Yea of course. Hamas using UK’s Human rights laws while at the same time holding alive and dead hostages in the terror tunnels of Gaza, after executing some of them and raping others. Daily multiple war crimes being commited by them everyday while holding them.
 

Shame on you advocating rights. As bad as their lawyers who also happened to celebrate Oct 7th on their social media. Their lawyers should be sent to those tunnels and witness what their terrorist clients condone, or perhaps those lawyers also condone it.

 

They are expoiting the UK system and laws, costing the UK tax payers money having to defend them against terrorists, all for a matter that has no hope of winning. Pure propoganda by them, the best propoganda money can buy. 

Which is totally irrelevant to the point made.

 

A point which incidentally was not ‘advocating rights’ but pointing out a long standing principle of U.K. law and governance.

 

The lawyers (Barristers) are duty bound to represent the clients presented to them, again long standing principle of British justice.

 

Go argue with someone who has made the points that upset you so much but as a suggestion, brush up on the principles of UK justice system first.
 

 

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2 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Which is totally irrelevant to the point made.

 

A point which incidentally was not ‘advocating rights’ but pointing out a long standing principle of U.K. law and governance.

 

The lawyers (Barristers) are duty bound to represent the clients presented to them, again long standing principle of British justice.

 

Go argue with someone who has made the points that upset you so much but as a suggestion, brush up on the principles of UK justice system first.
 

 

Which is totally irrelevant to the point made.

 

No it’s not and the lawyer leading this disgraceful farce is a solicitor and not bound by anything aside from supporting the terrorists and getting well paid for doing so. Even if he were a barrister, the legal profession’s cab rank rule does not compel barristers to take on such cases. There are a couple of barristers in on this though, activists who openly support the Oct 7th massacres

 

As for brushing up on the UK Justice system, your suggestion to brush up is pure projection. You've failed.

 

4 hours ago, coolcarer said:

Yea of course. Hamas using UK’s Human rights laws while at the same time holding alive and dead hostages in the terror tunnels of Gaza, after executing some of them and raping others. Daily multiple war crimes being commited by them everyday while holding them.
 

Shame on you advocating rights. As bad as their lawyers who also happened to celebrate Oct 7th on their social media. Their lawyers should be sent to those tunnels and witness what their terrorist clients condone, or perhaps those lawyers also condone it.

 

They are expoiting the UK system and laws, costing the UK tax payers money having to defend them against terrorists, all for a matter that has no hope of winning. Pure propoganda by them, the best propoganda money can buy. 

 

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19 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The UK is a nation of laws.

 

Everyone, vile terrorists included, has a right to challenge the government on matters of the execution of the Government’s powers.

 

 

 

Of course you are correct.  You are stating a fact.  No-one has to agree to the case being put forward, or like the lawyers who stand to make a fortune from this case, merits or not, shame you are getting a bashing on this.  But the fact is this is a case that can be brought forward in the UK court as the law stands just now.

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32 minutes ago, Watawattana said:

Of course you are correct.  You are stating a fact.  No-one has to agree to the case being put forward, or like the lawyers who stand to make a fortune from this case, merits or not, shame you are getting a bashing on this.  But the fact is this is a case that can be brought forward in the UK court as the law stands just now.

The terrorist supporting lawyers making a fortune out of blood money? Who is paying them? It would be useful to know after all it would be illegal for Hamas to pay any money.

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1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

The terrorist supporting lawyers making a fortune out of blood money? Who is paying them? It would be useful to know after all it would be illegal for Hamas to pay any money.

I wouldn't be surprised if the lawyers are not supporting terrorists.  It's more likely they are simply making a fortune from exporting loopholes in UK law.  

 

No idea where the money is from, but expect it would not be Hammas, more likely from some crazy lunatic left wing source.

 

Or maybe from the BBC Licence payer... 😂

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5 minutes ago, Watawattana said:

I wouldn't be surprised if the lawyers are not supporting terrorists.  It's more likely they are simply making a fortune from exporting loopholes in UK law.  

 

No idea where the money is from, but expect it would not be Hammas, more likely from some crazy lunatic left wing source.

 

Or maybe from the BBC Licence payer... 😂

The BBC, that would not surprise me....lol

 

But seriously. Its a fact, the lawyers are supporting the terrorists they are speaking on behalf of and also the lawyers themselves celebrated Oct 7th on their personal social media posts. "Victory to the intifada"

 

Hamas has zero change of this case getting anywhere. They actually tried before back in 2019. 

 

EU court rejects Hamas appeal to delist terrorist status

https://www.dw.com/en/eu-court-rejects-hamas-appeal-to-delist-terrorist-status/a-47790588

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1 hour ago, Cryingdick said:

Allowing terrorists to make a mockery of your legal system to circumvent your laws, undermine your society and destroy your sovereignty is always a good move.

You prefer the Executive being above and beyond the law?


 

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