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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Us issues sanctions against uk based direct action group palestine action - The Untold Story

A Palestinian flag flown outside the Royal Courts of Justice
A Palestinian flag flown by a protester outside the group’s high court hearing in London in February. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty

The US ⁠has ​issued sanctions against ⁠the UK-based direct action organisation Palestine ⁠Action, describing it as a “transnational terror group”.

The US Department of the Treasury labelled Palestine Action a specially designated global terrorist on Wednesday, which allows the US to freeze the assets of foreign individuals and entities.

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