Legendary rock star could spend more than a decade in prison
Roger Waters is facing possible prosecution after pledging support for Palestine Action, a group that has been deemed a terrorist organization by the United Kingdom.
The former Pink Floyd member called Palestine Action a "great organization," in a video posted to his X account on July 5.
"This says, 'Roger Waters supports Palestine Action, 5th of July 2025. Parliament has been corrupted by agents of a genocidal foreign power. Stand up and be counted. It's now,'" Waters said while reading words written on a piece of cardboard.
"This is Independence Day, July 5th, 2025," the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee continued. "I declare my independence from the government of the U.K., who've just designated Palestine Action a terrorist, proscribed terrorist organization."
Waters then reiterated his support for Palestine before further defending Palestine Action as a peaceful group.
"They are absolutely not terrorists in any way. They are a nonviolent protest organization protesting the presence in the U.K. of Elbit Systems, who are an Israeli arms manufacturing organization," he said. "I support Palestine Action, and I always will because that is the right thing to do."
The United Kingdom banned Palestine Action under its anti-terrorism laws last week after its members broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged planes in protest of Britain's support of Israel.
Following the protest, Parliament voted and proscribed the group as a terrorist organization, Fox reported . The governing body also determined that actions such as "inviting support, expressing approval or displaying symbols" of the group could bring a sentence of up to 14 years in prison and/or a fine.
"Roger Waters has a long history of promoting dangerous conspiratorial tropes," a spokesperson for the Campaign Against Antisemitism told Fox. "His declaration of support for Palestine Action, now a banned organization, is his most legally provocative move yet. We expect the police to take action, and if they do not then we will."
Waters, who has been a longtime supporter of Palestine in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, was a co-founding member of Pink Floyd. He served as the band's lyricist, co-lead vocalist and conceptual leader until his departure in 1985.
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