Former Pink Floyd Member Roger Waters Faces Possible Prosecution After Supporting Banned Palestine Action

Former Pink Floyd songwriter Roger Waters could look prosecution aft declaring his support for Palestine Action, a violent statement that has been banned by Parliament successful nan U.K.

Waters posted a video to X connected Saturday, successful which nan Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame inductee praised Palestine Action arsenic a "great organization," while besides giving kudos to Bob Vylan, who led nan Glastonbury Festival crowd successful a chant, shouting, "Death, decease to nan IDF."

Waters said successful his video that he was successful his workplace and was moving connected a portion of brownish cardboard pinch a Sharpie.

He past switched nan camera from his look to nan cardboard.

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Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters praised nan group, Palestine Action, which nan U.K. Parliament has branded a violent organization. (Getty Images)

"This says, ‘Roger Waters supports Palestine Action, 5th of July 2025. Parliament has been corrupted by agents of a genocidal overseas power. Stand up and beryllium counted. It’s Now,'" Waters read. "This is nan moment. I americium Spartacus."

"This is Independence Day, July 5th, 2025," he continued. "I state my independency from nan authorities of nan U.K., who’ve conscionable designated Palestine Action a terrorist, proscribed violent organization."

Waters said he supports Palestine Action, calling it a "great organization," and noting that they are "nonviolent" and "absolutely not terrorists successful immoderate way."

"They’re a nonviolent protestation statement protesting nan beingness successful nan U.K. of Elbit Systems, who are an Israeli arms manufacturing organization," he said. "All right. So, that’s that. I support Palestine Action, and I ever will because that is nan correct point to do."

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Bob Vylan performing connected nan West Holts shape during nan Glastonbury Festival astatine Worthy Farm successful Somerset. Picture date: Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)

He past turned his attraction to others who support Palestine, for illustration Bob Vylan, a punk-rap duo who led anti-Israel chants astatine nan Glastonbury Festival precocious past month.

"We must support our brothers and sisters successful Palestine and support them nary matter what," Waters said. "So bully connected you, what was your name? Vylan. Good connected you, Vylan, and nan remainder of you who are opinionated up to beryllium counted. I emotion you."

Reuters reported that past week, nan U.K. authorities moved to prohibition Palestine Action nether anti-terrorism laws aft its activists collapsed into a Royal Air Force guidelines and damaged 2 planes successful protestation of what nan statement called Britain’s support for Israel.

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London, UK, Dec 9, 2023, pro-Palestinian protesters clasp a banner and chant astatine at anti-Israel protest. (Getty Images)

After a parliamentary vote, nan authorities proscribed nan group arsenic a violent organization, and nan prohibition went into effect astatine midnight.

Under U.K. law, offenses see things for illustration inviting support, expressing support aliases displaying symbols of a banned group, and violations are punishable by up to 14 years down bars and/or a fine.

There are presently 81 groups listed nether anti-terrorism laws successful Britain, including al-Qaeda, ISIS and Hamas.

Parliament’s Minister of State, Sir David Hanson, said aft nan amendment’s support that Palestine Action released an "undercover manual" that encourages its members to create mini groups and provides guidance astir really to behaviour activity against backstage companies and authorities buildings.

Hanson besides said nan manual explains really to run covertly and evade arrest.

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The Houses of Parliament successful London, UK. (Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"The Government person assessed that Palestine Action promotes and encourages terrorism. This includes glorification of its attacks involving superior spot harm connected societal media," Hanson said. "I person to opportunity that we would not tolerate this activity from organisations if they were motivated by Islamist aliases utmost right-wing ideologies, and truthful I cannot tolerate it from Palestine Action."

"By implementing this measure, we will region Palestine Action’s veil of legitimacy, tackle its financial support and degrade its efforts to enlistee and radicalise group into committing violent activity successful its name," he added.

The Campaign Against Antisemitism, which, according to nan group's site, is simply a "volunteer-led kindness dedicated to exposing and countering antisemitism done acquisition and zero-tolerance enforcement of law," shared Waters’ video connected X soon aft it was posted by nan erstwhile Pink Floyd member.

The group said it reviewed nan post, adding that anyone who expresses support for it, contrary to nan Terrorism Act 2000, is committing a criminal offense.

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They besides said they guidelines fresh to privately prosecute offenders erstwhile authorities neglect to act.

A spokesperson for Campaign Against Antisemitism told Fox News Digital, "The proposal that nan Jewish authorities wields excessive governmental power is simply a breach of nan International Definition of Antisemitism."

"Roger Waters has a agelong history of promoting vulnerable conspiratorial tropes," nan spokesperson said. "His declaration of support for Palestine Action, now a banned organisation, is his astir legally provocative move yet. We expect nan constabulary to return action, and if they do not past we will."

Reuters contributed to this report.