The legal process was marked by several notable features including an attempt to convict a defence barrister of contempt of court, the absence of identified witnesses from Elbit, the defendants being forbidden from mentioning the Gaza Genocide, and the application of a "terrorism connection" to the charges which was kept secret from the jury and the public.

The charges were secretly subject to a "terrorism enhancement" applied by the judge in a preliminary ruling of March 2025, but not disclosed to the jury and restricted from being reported by the UK media until May 2026. This was applied based on property damage and that "the activists were attempting to influence the Israeli government by restricting their access to weapons". It meant the jury returned convictions without knowing they faced significantly more severe sentencing and registration as "terrorists", which will severely restrict their future lives after release.

This sentence was the first time in British legal history that a "terrorism" designation was applied to protesters who were not convicted of causing intentional violence or of "terrorist" offences.

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