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Roger Waters has voiced his support for Palestine Action and declared independence from the UK Government – as detractors have begun to prepare legal action.
As of this Saturday (July 5), the organisation was proscribed as a terrorist group under the Terrorism Act 2000. Its proscription now means membership or public support for the group is classed as a criminal offence, and could result in up to 14 years of jail (as per the BBC).
In a three-minute long video, the Pink Floyd co-founder praised Palestine Action as a “great organisation”, saying they were “nonviolent” and “absolutely not terrorists in any way”.
He also showed viewers a sign he was making from cardboard saying ‘Roger Waters supports Palestine Action’, continuing: “Parliament has been corrupted by agents of a genocidal foreign power. Stand up and be counted. It’s now. This is the moment. I am Spartacus.”
He went on to declare July 5 as “Independence Day 2025”, adding: “I declare my independence from the Government of the UK, who’ve just designated Palestine Action a terrorist, proscribed terrorist organisation.”
Organisations such as Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) have responded to the video on social media, writing: “We have reviewed the video posted by Roger Waters. Palestine Action has been proscribed. Anyone expressing support for it contrary to section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 commits a criminal offence. We stand ready to privately prosecute offenders in instances where an offence has been made out and the authorities fail to act.”
It’s today, July 5th 2025.
This is the “I am Spartacus” moment.
Please stand up. pic.twitter.com/oGYdZvjrWK— Roger Waters
(@rogerwaters) July 5, 2025
We have reviewed this post. Palestine Action has been proscribed. Anyone expressing support for it contrary to section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 commits a criminal offence.
We stand ready to privately prosecute offenders in instances where an offence has been made out and the… https://t.co/rjliPa5YNW
— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) July 5, 2025
Waters has previously denied accusations of anti-Semitism in his support for Palestine. In 2023, CAA published a documentary of the musician The Dark Side Of Roger Waters. Upon watching it, Waters slammed the film as “a flimsy, unapologetic piece of propaganda”.
“It relies on a definition of antisemitism that sees criticising Israel as inherently anti-Semitic and assumes that Zionism is an essential element in Jewish identity,” he added.
Meanwhile, the High Court issued a preliminary ruling that Waters had defamed the investigative journalist involved in the film, John Ware, earlier this February. Waters made the remarks during an Al-Jazeera interview.
The musician has been a longtime supporter of Palestine; most recently, he urged followers on social media not to vote for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump in the upcoming US election due to their respective stances on the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.
He has also hit back at other musicians for their various stances on Israel. He told Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood that “there is no argument to be made”, and went on to say: “It is not a conflict. It is a genocide, Thom and Jonny!”
Meanwhile, Waters also responded to Nick Cave’s criticism last September, who called Waters’ support of BDS “embarassing” and “deeply damaging”. Waters told Cave that “it’s not complicated”, adding: “Pay attention!”
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