Current sectionWorld NewsEuropeThe five were convicted of causing more than £200,000 in damage after targeting a Barclays branch over its ties to Israel's Elbit Systems. The judge said the damage, while significant, did not meet the threshold for terrorism-related sentencingShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe01:03 PM • August 22 2026 IDTFive Palestine Action activists who vandalized a Barclays bank branch in England will not be sentenced as terrorists, a judge ruled Friday, saying the 2024 attack did not meet the legal threshold for terrorism-related sentencing.Trending NowThe U.S. Peace Plan Is Grave for Gaza and Great for NetanyahuThe Israeli Army Has Plenty of Soldiers. Why Is It Determined to Draft Haredim?David Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaTurkey to Seek Interpol to Enforce Arrest Warrant Against NetanyahuA 1,600-year-old Village, a Dazzling Mosaic and a New Story of Ancient JudaismCommentsIn the NewsIsrael Land Authority Head Blocks Show for Employees Citing Religious ConcernsU.S. Envoy: Israel Risked Confrontation With Turkey by 'Baiting' AnkaraIsraeli Arab Families Are Moving to Jewish Cities. Eilat Is a Case in PointA Palestinian Lies Paralyzed, While the Settler Who Shot Him Remains on the HillAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsReality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest LiesSo Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?Israeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsGo to Qusra to See What Israel Is Trying to Hide