UK How in Just 5 Years The Corbynista Huda Ammori Steered Palestine Action's Militant Campaign

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In just five years, Huda Ammori has steered Palestine Action from grassroots activism to the centre of a national security storm, with the group now under threat of being proscribed as a terrorist organisation. Her political awakening began in 2016 with an unexpected phone call from her Iraqi mother, urging her to join the Labour Party—an ironic suggestion, given the family’s bitterness over Tony Blair's role in the Iraq War.

 

 

For activists like Ammori, the rise of Jeremy Corbyn sparked a renewed sense of possibility. “The renewal of hope was alive, with Jeremy Corbyn, a committed anti-imperialist activist and politician, elected as leader of the Labour Party,” she wrote in The New Arab in 2022. Under Corbyn, Labour seemed to offer an unprecedented opportunity to push for an arms embargo against Israel. “Many of us fought long and hard for [an arms embargo] by passing motions, speaking at Labour meetings, lobbying several MPs, and in 2018 the Labour conference voted to sanction and freeze all arms sales to and from Israel.”

 

 

But Corbyn’s defeat in 2019 brought that momentum to a halt. “The options for implementing social and environmental justice through the political system were non-existent,” Ammori said. Out of that political void, she co-founded Palestine Action in 2020, an organisation inspired by the tactics of Extinction Rebellion. “From the black hole of politics, a new light through direct action and grassroots mobilisation took its place,” she wrote. For Ammori, the time for appealing to authority was over. “For me, the option is clear, my only regret is not seeing it sooner.”

 

 

Since its founding, Palestine Action has claimed responsibility for over 300 incidents targeting British-based defence firms, universities, and government buildings. But the group escalated dramatically last week when two activists broke into RAF Brize Norton, Britain’s largest air base, and attacked two military aircraft with crowbars and red spray paint. Video footage showed them speeding across the runway on electric scooters, damaging engines on a Voyager jet—used to transport prime ministers and royalty—before disappearing without a trace. Counter-terrorism police are now leading the investigation, and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is reportedly preparing to outlaw the group entirely.

 

 

Ammori, 31, is the daughter of a Palestinian father and Iraqi mother. A former student of international business and finance at the University of Manchester, she co-founded the group with Richard Barnard, a 51-year-old former Extinction Rebellion member known for his radical politics and extensive tattoos, including slogans such as “freedom” in Arabic and “all cops are bastards.” Together, they built a movement that attracts artists, dancers, and students, many of whom have been jailed for their activism.

 

One notable member, Audrey Xiarui Corno, a 22-year-old dancer, helped spray red paint across the Ministry of Defence in April 2024 and was arrested for occupying GRiD Defence Systems in June 2023. Released from prison earlier this month, she recently posted images of her supporters flipping off Aylesbury Crown Court.

 

Despite mounting criticism, the group has not hidden its intentions. Its website once hosted an “Underground Manual,” offering step-by-step instructions on how to form cells, choose targets, and evade detection. “Making your job to pick one a slightly easier process!” it stated cheerfully. The manual included surveillance advice and stressed documenting each action. Then-policing minister Chris Philp called it a guide to “smash up businesses with sledgehammers,” and former government adviser Lord Walney labelled it a test case for law enforcement’s response to “pernicious militants.”

 

Palestine Action’s rhetoric has grown sharper since the October 7 attacks. At a rally in November, Ammori declared: “We drive vans through their gates. We drive vans through their front doors. We occupy their rooms. We break inside and we destroy every single weapon.” She added, “Let me tell you, anyone who works at Elbit Systems they are also a target.”

 

Though denounced by Labour leadership under Keir Starmer, the group retains ties to some Corbyn-era figures. In 2021, MPs Ian Byrne and John McDonnell appeared at events alongside Ammori. McDonnell later defended the group’s arrested activists as “young people… just starting out at university,” claiming they acted because others in politics had failed to do so.

 

In a 2024 interview with New Left Review, Ammori spoke of the group’s long-term strategy: “By being security-conscious and working in small groups, we can make it difficult for the authorities to respond to individual actions by targeting the movement as a whole.”

 

A statement sent by the group to The Telegraph read: “When our government fails to uphold their moral and legal obligations, it is the responsibility of ordinary citizens to take direct action. The terrorists are the ones committing a genocide, not those who break the tools used to commit it.”

 

Critics argue otherwise. “Palestine Action has escalated from vandalising corporate property to targeting Jewish businesses and charities, and now sabotaging RAF aircraft,” said a spokesperson for the Campaign Against Antisemitism. “Their actions aren’t just intimidatory – they’re a direct assault on British values and democracy… There is no time to lose.”

 

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  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Telegraph  2025-06-23

 

 

[Bkk Brian]

I'm sure Corbyn is proud of them.

 

Cost of damage by Palestine Action could hit £55m

Hundreds of attacks have cost defence industry tens of millions. Now there is fear an RAF aircraft engine sabotaged at Brize Norton is beyond repair.

Activists from Palestine Action are feared to have cost the government and firms making equipment for the British military as much as £55 million.
In a five-year campaign Palestine Action has conducted 356 attacks on sites across the UK, culminating in a raid on RAF Brize Norton last week in which two Voyager aircraft were damaged.

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/palestine-action-vandalism-xrcnlpdgh

https://archive.ph/hlmNh

[JonnyF]

She walks around free while people rot in jail for years for rude tweets.

 

Welcome to modern Britain. 

[Watawattana]

I hope they are made to pay for all the damage they've caused.

[Jeff the Chef]

9 hours ago, Social Media said:

A statement sent by the group to The Telegraph read: “When our government fails to uphold their moral and legal obligations, it is the responsibility of ordinary citizens to take direct action. The terrorists are the ones committing a genocide, not those who break the tools used to commit it.”

 

I wonder what the outcome of a Referendum on the UK government supporting Israel, or not, would be if any governing party dared to put it to the UK electorate?

[FlorC]

Rebels with a good cause. 

[Evil Penevil]

Is Huda Ammori a British subject with a U.K. passport?  Has she ever held a job in the U.K.?

[Jeff the Chef]

3 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

Is Huda Ammori a British subject with a U.K. passport?  Has she ever held a job in the U.K.?

 

The middle-class daughter of a top NHS surgeon who campaigned against hummus at university has been revealed as the leader of Palestine Action.

Huda Ammori, a former campaigner at the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, founded the controversial group alongside Richard Barnard, 51, a former member of Extinction Rebellion, in 2020.

The 31-year-old was born in Bolton to a Palestinian father, a surgeon, and an Iraqi mother. She later went on to graduate from the University of Manchester with an international business and finance degree.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14834175/Palestine-Action-middle-class-leader-campaign-against-hummus-RAF-plane.html

[Nick Carter icp]

8 minutes ago, Jeff the Chef said:

 

The middle-class daughter of a top NHS surgeon who campaigned against hummus at university has been revealed as the leader of Palestine Action.

 

 

   Hummus should be encouraged at Universities , its healthy and much better than fast food . 

   My favorite is Jalapeno Hummus 

[Jeff the Chef]

6 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Hummus should be encouraged at Universities , its healthy and much better than fast food . 

   My favorite is Jalapeno Hummus 

 

Huda Ammori, the then-student, who had spotted 'Sabra' hummus, jointly owned by a company who invest in Israeli's military forces, was on sale, launched a tireless campaign that eventually saw the chickpea dip successfully blacklisted.

[Donga]

9 minutes ago, Jeff the Chef said:

 

The middle-class daughter of a top NHS surgeon who campaigned against hummus at university has been revealed as the leader of Palestine Action.

Huda Ammori, a former campaigner at the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, founded the controversial group alongside Richard Barnard, 51, a former member of Extinction Rebellion, in 2020.

The 31-year-old was born in Bolton to a Palestinian father, a surgeon, and an Iraqi mother. She later went on to graduate from the University of Manchester with an international business and finance degree.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14834175/Palestine-Action-middle-class-leader-campaign-against-hummus-RAF-plane.html

I have to trust that you understand her pedigree doesn't provide her with any more insight than a say a plumber.

Our universities and most MSM have been woeful in providing people with an objective historical background of the region. I believe Corbyn paid the price for his views on the matter.

I daresay that IF both allowed a proper examination of the history and IF most people bothered to look into it, they would overwhelmingly understand that Israel is more the victim and not the other way around. Even without this, I'd expect that a referendum today on the matter today would be more sympathetic to Israel than "Free Palestine", whatever that means. How would you see the wording of such a referendum btw, especially in the light of the Iranian clerics role.

Similarly with open borders and identity politics, which is bringing down governments one by one. Policies that were implemented without enough community input.

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Off topic anti-Semitic conspiracy nonsense removed @Jeff the Chef

[nahkit]

18 hours ago, Social Media said:

Many of us fought long and hard for [an arms embargo] by passing motions

Yeah, that'll do it. 

[Patong2021]

1 hour ago, Jeff the Chef said:

 

Huda Ammori, the then-student, who had spotted 'Sabra' hummus, jointly owned by a company who invest in Israeli's military forces, was on sale, launched a tireless campaign that eventually saw the chickpea dip successfully blacklisted.

 

Sabra's hummus and guacamole tubs and ready-to-go snack packs are distributed to retailers across the US and Canada. Sabra hummus is produced in Chesterfield County, Virginia with chickpeas grown on family-owned farms in the Pacific Northwest. Sabra guacamole is made in Mexico using real Hass avocados. Pepsico had  a 50% ownership starting in 2008. It owns 100% as of 2024.  The boycott of the product demonstrates the blind hatred and prejudice that the Palestinian militants have. The Israeli Strauss family at one time owned 50% of the company. Their crime was being israeli. 

[proton]

8 hours ago, FlorC said:

Rebels with a good cause. 

 

which is what?

[Magictoad]

9 hours ago, Jeff the Chef said:

 

I wonder what the outcome of a Referendum on the UK government supporting Israel, or not, would be if any governing party dared to put it to the UK electorate?

If the Muslim population were allowed to vote then the it would fail. No Muslim can do anything to support Israel or any Jews. It's simply forbidden. It's Haram.

[Magictoad]

2 hours ago, Jeff the Chef said:

 

The middle-class daughter of a top NHS surgeon who campaigned against hummus at university has been revealed as the leader of Palestine Action.

Huda Ammori, a former campaigner at the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, founded the controversial group alongside Richard Barnard, 51, a former member of Extinction Rebellion, in 2020.

The 31-year-old was born in Bolton to a Palestinian father, a surgeon, and an Iraqi mother. She later went on to graduate from the University of Manchester with an international business and finance degree.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14834175/Palestine-Action-middle-class-leader-campaign-against-hummus-RAF-plane.html

Sometimes the DM comes up trumps; exposing this middle class b!_ch for what she really is- a spoilt brat.

[Jeff the Chef]

5 minutes ago, Magictoad said:

If the Muslim population were allowed to vote then the it would fail. No Muslim can do anything to support Israel or any Jews. It's simply forbidden. It's Haram.

 I'm astounded you think this is about supporting Israel, 1,000's of UK Jews don't, never mind the Muslim population.

[Nick Carter icp]

10 hours ago, Jeff the Chef said:

 

I wonder what the outcome of a Referendum on the UK government supporting Israel, or not, would be if any governing party dared to put it to the UK electorate?

 

   Latest opinion poll shows that 16 % of British people have a positive opinion of Palestine .

   Its just that their small bunch of supporters make a lot of noise and keep breaking things which gets them media attention  

[Evil Penevil]

1 hour ago, Jeff the Chef said:

 I'm astounded you think this is about supporting Israel, 1,000's of UK Jews don't, never mind the Muslim population.

From a survey published in 2024:

"88% of British Jews have been to Israel at least once, and 73% say that they feel very or somewhat attached to the country. However, the proportion identifying as ‘Zionists’ has fallen from 72% to 63% over the past decade."     https://www.jpr.org.uk/reports/jews-uk-today-key-findings-jpr-national-jewish-identity-survey

 

It's important to note the terms "anti-Zionist" and "support Israel" mean very different things to different people.  Some Jews consider themselves anti-Zionist or are considered to be anti-Zionist on religious grounds because they believe the existence of Israel clashes with their interpretation of Judaism.  Other Jews simply don't feel a Jewish state is necessary and aliyah (return to Israel) is not a fundamental part of their beliefs.

 

Furthermore, millions of Jews inside and outside Israel disagree with the policies of the Netanyahu government.  They support Israel, but not its current government.   That contrasts with pro-Hamas groups like Palestine Action which see as their ultimate goal  the destruction of Israel as the homeland of the world's Jews.  Very, very few Jews in the U.K. or elsewhere support the destruction of Israel, even if they identify as anti-Zionist.

[blaze master]

Nice corn rolls on the person in the first pic. 

[TedG]

11 hours ago, FlorC said:

Rebels with a good cause. 

Palestine Is a lost cause.

[Bkk Brian]

15 hours ago, FlorC said:

Rebels with a good cause. 

Funded by Iran yea, keep waving the terrorists flag!! 

 

Iran could be funding Palestine Action, Home Office officials claimed, after Yvette Cooper announced there would be a vote on whether to proscribe it as a terror group by the end of next week.
The home secretary said she had decided to ban Palestine Action after a “long history of unacceptable criminal damage” culminating in its “disgraceful attack” at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Friday.

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/anger-over-palestine-action-ban-as-home-office-investigates-iran-link-9fjkdr763

https://archive.ph/Krgnu