Coverage dated August 26, 2026 to August 28, 2026

Trump administration names Palestine Action a global terrorist organization

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The U.S. Treasury issued sanctions Wednesday against British-based Palestine Action, calling it a "violent far-left terrorist network."

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  1. Al-Monitor

    US targets Palestine Action in counterterrorism effort against 'far-left' groups (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The United States designated Palestine Action on Wednesday as a terrorist group, as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to crack down on left-wing groupsin its counterterrorism efforts.

  2. Al-Monitor

    US imposes sanctions on Palestine Action group (opens Al-Monitor)

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    WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesdayimposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group, designating it a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, according to a notice posted on a Treasury Department website.

  3. The New Republic

    Trump Declares Palestine Action Far-Left Terrorist Group (opens The New Republic)

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    The Trump administration has declared a British pro-Palestine organization a terrorist group. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Wednesday that the U.S. is sanctioning Palestine Action, accusing the organization of “having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or t…

  4. The Guardian

    US issues sanctions against UK-based direct action group Palestine Action (opens The Guardian)

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    US labels group ‘global terrorist’ as Palestine Action challenge against proscription in UK nears supreme court hearing The US ⁠has ​issued sanctions against ⁠the UK-based direct action organisation Palestine ⁠Action, describing it as a “transnational terror group”.

  5. Al Jazeera

    US imposes sanctions on Palestine Action and other left-wing groups (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Palestine Action's Huda Ammori says Trump's penalties should be a 'wake-up call' for UK to lift ban on the group.

  6. BBC News

    US designates Palestine Action a terrorist group (opens BBC News)

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    Supporting Palestine Action became illegal in the UK in 2025 after the government banned it under anti-terror legislation.

  7. Al-Monitor

    US designates UK-based Palestine Action as foreign 'terrorist group' (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The United States on Wednesday named the UK-based Palestine Action group, which has been banned by the British government, as a "specially designated global terrorist" organization. The US also issued sanctions against the group, saying the move was for supporting "an act of terrorism.

  8. Truthout

    US Declares Palestine Action “Terrorist” Group in Latest McCarthyist Crackdown (opens Truthout)

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    The “clear goal” of the move is “targeting a few to silence the many,” said UN human rights expert Francesca Albanese.

  9. UPI

    Trump administration names Palestine Action a global terrorist organization (opens UPI)

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    The U.S. Treasury issued sanctions Wednesday against British-based Palestine Action, calling it a "violent far-left terrorist network."

  10. The National Pulse

    Trump Moves to Designate ‘Palestine Action’ Network as Global Terrorists. (opens The National Pulse)

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    President Donald J. Trump intends to declare Palestine Action as a global terrorist group.

  11. Legitgov

    U.S. blacklists Palestine Action as terrorist group (opens Legitgov)

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    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.

  12. American Greatness

    State Department Institutes Sanctions Against Far-Left Transnational Terrorist Groups (opens American Greatness)

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    The U.S. government has announced sanctions against multiple transnational far-left terrorist networks, including an Italy-based group that supplies the digital infrastructure for Antifa cells in […] Source

  13. Fox News

    Trump administration designates three far-left groups as violent terrorist networks under new sanctions (opens Fox News)

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    The Treasury Department sanctioned Palestine Action, Autistici Inventati and Masar Badil, freezing U.S. assets tied to violent far-left terror networks.

  14. The Intercept

    Trump Sanctions UK Pro-Palestine Group as "Terrorists." An American Former Member Wonders f He Can Go Home. (opens The Intercept)

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    Anti-genocide organizers say the "terrorism" label is intended to crush direct action against Israeli weapons shipments.

  15. Al-Monitor

    UN rights office condemns US designation of Palestine Action as 'terrorist' group (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights office said on Thursday the Trump administration's designation of the Palestine Action group as a terrorist organization was "a disproportionate and unnecessary restriction" on free speech rights that amounted to an expansive use…

  16. Revolver News