Palestine Action activist speaks out after 18 months in jail

Posted: 15th February 2026

Palestine Action protester Zoe Rogers has no regrets after spending 18 months on remand in jail before being freed last week.

In a massive blow for the government’s decision last July to proscribe Palestine Action using terrorism legislation, on 4th Feb jurors either acquitted or failed to reach a verdict on every charge against Rogers and her five co-defendants from the Elbit Systems raid.

Zoe is currently waiting to hear whether she’ll face a retrial.

The Observer’s Home Affairs Editor, John Simpson, went to meet Zoe for an exclusive interview – talking about the action she took and how she’s feeling now she’s out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bb2VuywzMk