US targets Palestine Action in counterterrorism effort against 'far-left' groups
The designation freezes U.S.-held assets and bars American transactions, as Treasury says the group supported numerous acts of terrorism since 2020.
- On Wednesday, the United States Treasury Department designated Palestine Action as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, placing the group on Washington's global terrorism sanctions list.
- Founded in 2020, the group has centered its campaign on disrupting organizations it accuses of supporting Israel, particularly defense manufacturer Elbit Systems, through facility break-ins and property damage.
- The United Kingdom previously proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist organization in July 2025, citing incidents like the June 2025 break-in at RAF Brize Norton where activists sprayed aircraft with paint.
- Supporters and civil liberties groups argue the terrorism designation threatens the right to protest, while the organization rejects the label, describing its activities as a campaign against arms trade with Israel.
- The Supreme Court will hear an appeal against the British ban, determining whether the United Kingdom's decision to proscribe the group as a terrorist organization was lawful.
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US government sanctions Palestine Action, branding it a 'terror' group
The far-right Trump administration has placed sanctions on Palestine Action. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent branded the group “far-left extremists” and promised to bring to bear the “full weight” of economic sanctions. Trump and his allies have made clear they want to criminalise left-wing groups at home and abroad. Bessent posted on X: Far-left extremists, their […] By Joe Glenton
In addition to Palestine Action from the UK, the Trump administration now sanctions a left-wing Internet service provider from Italy and a Berliner.
NEWS HEADLINES: U.S. designates far-left UK-based activist group Palestine Action as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist – One America News Network
Demonstrators gather outside the High Court during a ruling on whether the government’s ban of Palestine Action was unlawful on February 13, 2026 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Ben Montgomery/Getty Images) / (R) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on February 15, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) OAN Staff Brooke Mallory6:17 PM – Wednesday, August 26, 2026 In an expansion of its domestic and international counter…
U.S. blacklists Palestine Action as terrorist group
U.S. blacklists Palestine Action as terrorist group | 26 Aug 2026 | The U.S. has labeled Palestine Action a terrorist group, marking the first time that a British left-wing organization has been targeted by U.S. terrorism sanctions. The U.S. Treasury also blacklisted two other left-wing groups. Palestine Action was added to the U.S. list of Specially Designated Global Terrorist organizations on Wednesday, according to a statement posted online …
The United States announced sanctions and designated Palestine Action, a British-based pro-Palestine movement, as a "transnational terrorist organization," accusing it of supporting numerous acts of violence.
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AlKhaleej TodayUK-based Palestine Action labelled a ‘terrorist’ organisation by Trump administration
WASHINGTON (US), Aug 27 — The US yesterday named the UK-based Palestine Action group, which has been banned by the British government, as a “terrorist” organisation, as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign against left-wing movements.Set up in 2020, Palestine Action is appealing against the UK government ban, which has led to thousands of arrests. Rights groups have decried the ban, saying it was aimed at criminalising dissent.Pales…
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