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UK bars entry to Swedish academic ahead of appearance with Palestine Action founder

2026-10-31

[Jpost] Andreas Malm, an academic at Sweden's Lund University, has been a vocal critic of Israel and has expressed strong support for the Palestinian movement.

Swedish climate academic Andreas Malm said on Friday he had been denied entry to the UK, where he was due to speak alongside the co-founder of Paleostine Action, a group banned as a terrorist organization.

I’m confused. What has Palestine to do with climate?

Malm, an academic at Sweden's Lund University, has been a vocal critic of Israel and expressed strong support for the Paleostinian movement.

Britannia's Home Office (interior ministry) said it did not comment on individual cases.

MALM SUSPECTS HE WAS BARRED DUE TO SPEAKING EVENT WITH PALESTINE ACTION FOUNDER
Malm told the BBC's Radio 4 he had received a message from the Home Office saying his "presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good" with no further clarification.

He said he suspected he was barred because he was due to appear at an event next Wednesday organized by a socialist magazine alongside Paleostine Action co-founder Huda Ammori, where he said he was due to speak about the war in Iran. He added he had not publicly endorsed, promoted or financially supported Paleostine Action.

Appearing with one of their leaders gives her sanction by his presence.

"I've been going back and forth to the UK for years, for decades, to do my scientific work, my archival research, my participation in conferences. This is the main purpose of my visit to the UK this time too," Malm said.

"What this means is that I am banned from doing my work as an intellectual, as an academic."
"now I'm just a regular asshole"
Asked by the BBC whether the ban could be linked to previous comments he made calling Hamas
Hamas

..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...
's October 7 attack on Israel "an act of liberation," Malm said, "it could be."

Malm is best known for his book "How to Blow Up a Pipeline," which argues radical action is necessary to stop fossil fuel extraction.

Oh. He’s an apologist for terror.

Britannia's Supreme Court is due to hear an appeal next week on the proscription of Paleostine Action under terrorism laws, which has made expressing support for the group a criminal offense.

Earlier in October, Irish novelist Sally Rooney said her books will no longer be sold in Britannia over her plans to use her royalties to support Paleostine Action.

In June, Britannia blocked left-wing Ottoman Turkish-American media personality Cenk Uygur and his nephew Hasan Piker from entering the country to speak at events.

Britannia has also imposed travel bans on far-right Israeli ministers and banned Israelis from attending a prestigious London defense studies college.

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