❗️UK designates Palestine Action as ‘terrorist organization’

 ❗️UK designates Palestine Action as ‘terrorist organization’

British lawmakers voted on Wednesday to designate the Palestine Action group as a “terrorist organization.”

Palestine Action, which identifies as a direct action movement employing disruptive tactics, has repeatedly targeted UK-based companies linked to Israel, most notably the Israeli ‘defense firm’ Elbit Systems, which it has labeled its “main target.”

The Labour government accused the group of causing millions of pounds in damages through various actions, including at a Thales factory in 2022, an Elbit facility last year, and most recently at a Royal Air Force base in southern England, an incident that prompted the decision to proscribe the group.

The proscription would formally classify Palestine Action as a “terrorist organization” under British law, placing it on the same legal footing as groups like Islamic State and Al-Qaeda, and criminalizing membership or support.

(Reuters)