U.S. imposes sanctions on Palestine Action group

Open this photo in gallery:Demonstrators hold up a banner during a protest in London, England, in June, 2025.Frank Augstein/The Associated PressThe United States on Wednesday imposed 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 defence companies in Britain with a particular focus on Israel’s largest defence 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.