Three women have been found guilty of terrorism offences despite "no evidence" of support for Hamas.
Convicting them at Westminster Magistrates' Court, Deputy Senior District Judge Tan Ikram said: "Seven days earlier, Hamas went into Israel with what was described by the media as paragliders.
"A reasonable person would have seen and read that.
"I do not find a reasonable person would interpret the image merely as a symbol of freedom."
But Mr Ikram, delivering his verdict, said: "I want to be clear, there's no evidence that any of these defendants are supporters of Hamas, or were seeking to show support for them."
He said he had "decided not to punish" the defendants, and handed the trio each a 12-month conditional discharge.
"You crossed the line, but it would have been fair to say that emotions ran very high on this issue," Mr Ikram said.
"Your lesson has been well learned. I do not find you were seeking to show any support for Hamas."