US designates Palestine Action group as a terrorist organization

By Reuters 26 August 2026, 5:45 pm

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Supporters of Palestine Action stage a protest outside the Royal Court of Justice in London, the United Kingdom, April 28, 2026. (AP/Kin Cheung)

The United States imposes sanctions on the Palestine Action group, designating it a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, according to a notice posted on a Treasury Department website.

The United Kingdom previously banned Palestine Action as a terrorist organization.

Palestine Action had increasingly targeted Israel‑linked defense companies in Britain with a particular focus on Israel’s largest defense firm Elbit Systems.

The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has said it will hear an appeal against a lower court ruling that Britain’s decision to ban campaign group ‌Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was lawful.