London Court Rejects Pro-Palestinian Group's Attempt to Arrest British-Israeli Reservist

A London court decisively dismissed a legal attempt by the pro-Palestinian organization ICJP (International Centre for Justice for Palestinians) to arrest a British-Israeli reservist known as "Soldier A." The reservist had returned to Israel to serve in the military reserves following the events of October 7. ICJP claimed that his service violated the British Foreign Enlistment Act of 1870, but the court rejected this argument outright and imposed heavy costs on the organization.

Judge Paul Goldspring sharply criticized ICJP, ruling that the British Foreign Enlistment Act does not apply to dual nationals serving in their second country's military. He noted that the reservist did not re-enlist but fulfilled a prior commitment to reserve service. The court also highlighted that successive British governments have explicitly recognized the right of British-Israeli citizens to serve in the Israel Defense Forces.

The judge found that ICJP pursued a political and ideological agenda rather than a genuine criminal prosecution and concealed critical information from the court while presenting biased expert testimony. Due to ICJP's misconduct, the court imposed exceptional financial and procedural sanctions, ordering the group to pay the reservist's legal team £82,130 (approximately 336,425 NIS). Furthermore, ICJP must include a full copy of this ruling and the cost decision in any future legal filings in England and Wales, with noncompliance considered a breach of disclosure obligations.