# Exclusive: Palestine Action facing new rigged ‘terrorism’ trials
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Publisher: The Grayzone · published 2026-08-15 · read 2026-09-10

Original: https://thegrayzone.substack.com/p/exclusive-palestine-action-facing?triedRedirect=true

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## Who is named (12)

- [British media](https://truthscore.com/entity/2eb46088)
- [Home Office](https://truthscore.com/entity/35b08047)
- [British government](https://truthscore.com/entity/37ac982a)
- [Judge Driver](https://truthscore.com/entity/3958d4ae)
- [Filton Six](https://truthscore.com/entity/4767680a)
- [Judge Altham](https://truthscore.com/entity/5415bc68)
- [Barclays Bank](https://truthscore.com/entity/74c47587)
- [Teledyne Three](https://truthscore.com/entity/796cae2d)
- [Amnesty International](https://truthscore.com/entity/8357b70a)
- [Palestine Action](https://truthscore.com/entity/d7ba9672)
- [Teledyne factory](https://truthscore.com/entity/e7201c22)
- [Crown Prosecution Service](https://truthscore.com/entity/f138918e)

## What it added

- [Hearings have been underway in the trial of the Teledyne Three.](https://truthscore.com/claim/130b0763)
  > The Grayzone can exclusively reveal that hearings have been underway in the trial of the so-called Teledyne Three.
- [The Teledyne Three damaged the clean room of a UK factory that produces parts for the F-35 aircraft used by Israel to carry out crimes against civilians in the…](https://truthscore.com/claim/d580590f)
  > These three defendants damaged the clean room of a UK factory which produces parts for the F-35 aircraft which Israel has used to carry out an array of crimes against civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip, and beyond.
- [The Teledyne Three are members of the protest collective Palestine Action, which the British government has designated as a terrorist entity.](https://truthscore.com/claim/b2bc0dd1)
  > They are members of the direction action protest collective, Palestine Action, which the British state has designated as a “terrorist entity” in the face of international condemnation.
- [Judge Driver has imposed restrictions on the defense that threaten the Teledyne Three with a terrorism connection if they attempt to explain their motives.](https://truthscore.com/claim/ce18ee1e)
  > The presiding judge in the Teledyne Three case, Driver, has imposed restrictions on the defense which threatens them with a “terrorism connection” if they attempt to explain the motives behind their actions.
- [The British media is currently forbidden from reporting on the trial or the draconian measures applied by the judge.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c13f5ce9)
  > The British media is currently forbidden from reporting on the trial or the draconian measures applied by the judge.
- [The Teledyne Three case is one of three ongoing trials in which the British government is intensifying its assault on Palestine Action by muzzling defendants…](https://truthscore.com/claim/99dff146)
  > The Teledyne Three case is one of three ongoing trials in which the British state is intensifying its assault on Palestine Action by muzzling defendants and blinding jurors.
- [In February 2026, the government's attempts to designate Palestine Action as a terrorism entity were found unlawful.](https://truthscore.com/claim/0f30e68c)
  > This February, the government’s relentless attempts to designate Palestine Action as a terrorism entity was found “unlawful”.
- [The Home Office’s July 2025 designation of Palestine Action as a terrorist entity remains under final appeal.](https://truthscore.com/claim/7ae2df45)
  > However, the Home Office’s July 2025 designation of the protest group as a “terrorist entity” remains under final appeal.
- [In June 2026, four members of the Filton Six were convicted and received jail sentences as terrorists of five to eight years.](https://truthscore.com/claim/dca5934f)
  > In June, four were convicted, receiving jail sentences as “terrorists” of five to eight years.
- [Amnesty International slammed the railroading of the Filton Six as a dangerous attack on British protest rights.](https://truthscore.com/claim/a8643012)
  > Amnesty International slammed the railroading of the Filton Six as a “dangerous” attack on British protest rights.
- [On August 17 2026, a trial of Palestine Action defendants known as the Teledyne 3 will begin.](https://truthscore.com/claim/a400c42b)
  > On August 17, a trial of Palestine Action defendants known as the Teledyne 3 will begin.
- [In October 2024, activists shut down a factory in northern England producing F-35 fighter jet parts.](https://truthscore.com/claim/a9ec112d)
  > In October 2024, the activists managed to shut down a factory in northern England producing F-35 fighter jet parts.
- [Judge Driver warned both defendants and the prosecution that the trio’s potential sentencing as terrorists was not an issue and not part of the case.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c22d2dcd)
  > According to hearing transcripts obtained by The Grayzone, the judge warned both defendants and the prosecution that the trio’s potential sentencing as terrorists was “not an issue” and “not part” of the case.
- [In July 2026, a separate trial of Palestine Action activists targeting the same Teledyne site was overseen by Judge Driver.](https://truthscore.com/claim/188eb235)
  > This July, a separate trial of PA activists who targeted the same Teledyne site was overseen by the same judge.
- [The prosecution unsuccessfully attempted to introduce a terrorism connection in sentencing in that July trial.](https://truthscore.com/claim/0505ce3d)
  > In this case, the prosecution unsuccessfully attempted to introduce a “terrorism connection” in sentencing.
- [The trial ended with the three defendants being convicted of criminal damage amounting to £5,000.](https://truthscore.com/claim/ff191d06)
  > However, the trial ended with the three defendants being convicted of criminal damage in the fairly trivial amount of £5,000 ($6,755).
- [An observer told The Grayzone that Judge Driver appeared bored and irritated when defense lawyers argued the defendants should be free to explain their motive.](https://truthscore.com/claim/d2cf4e9d)
  > An observer of the trial has informed The Grayzone that Judge Driver appeared “bored and irritated” when defense lawyers argued the accused should be free to explain the motive behind their direct action: preventing the factory from producing F-35 parts which would inevitably be used by Israel to carry out crimes far worse than petty vandalism.
- [In June 2026, five Actionists were convicted of substantial criminal damage to a branch of Barclays Bank.](https://truthscore.com/claim/df46c2bd)
  > In June, five Actionists were convicted of substantial criminal damage to a branch of Barclays Bank, which provides loans and investments to Israeli weapons manufacturers.
- [Court filings indicate the Crown Prosecution Service applied to add a terrorism connected designation only after the trial concluded.](https://truthscore.com/claim/22e804b6)
  > Court filings indicate the Crown Prosecution Service applied to add a “terrorism connected” designation only after the trial concluded.
- [On August 21 2026, a hearing will determine whether the terrorism designation will be applied.](https://truthscore.com/claim/a8fb6160)
  > On August 21, a hearing will determine whether the terrorism designation will be applied.
- [Two weeks later, the defendants are due to be sentenced.](https://truthscore.com/claim/bf708945)
  > Two weeks later, the defendants are due to be sentenced.
- [In September 2018, Judge Altham made headlines due to his manifestly excessive punishment of three anti‑fracking protestors.](https://truthscore.com/claim/8153e1c1)
  > The presiding judge in that case, Altham, previously made headlines due to his “manifestly excessive” punishment of three anti‑fracking protestors, in September 2018.
- [Thousands of average citizens, including elderly pensioners and Holocaust survivors, have been arrested for expressing public support for Palestine Action or…](https://truthscore.com/claim/fddc6008)
  > Thousands of average citizens, including elderly pensioners and Holocaust survivors, have been arrested simply for expressing public support for the group or opposing its ban.

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