London: A leaked report has raised questions about the UK government's decision to ban Palestine Action, as reported by Scottish daily The National.

According to Anadolu Agency, The National published the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre's (JTAC) assessment on the proscription of Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act. This assessment was obtained by campaigner and blogger Craig Murray, who claimed it proves Home Secretary Yvette Cooper "has consistently lied about Palestine Action in a panicked attempt to defend the proscription."

The leaked report reveals that JTAC assessed Palestine Action as having committed or participated in "acts of terrorism" due to incidents resulting in property damage. However, it also noted that the group is not otherwise concerned with terrorism, and most of its direct actions would not meet the definition of terrorism under Section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

In June, the government announced a ban under the Terrorism Act 2000 after activists from Palestine Action spray-painted planes at a Royal Air Force base, an act being investigated under counter-terrorism laws. The ban was subsequently passed by the House of Commons and the House of Lords in July.

Palestine Action describes itself as a direct-action network targeting companies involved in supplying Israel's military. The UN high commissioner for human rights publicly criticized the UK's decision to ban the group. Additionally, the UN special rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights has been granted permission to intervene in the judicial review.

The High Court has allowed Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, to bring a full judicial review against the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper's order banning the group as a terrorist organization.