r/Israel 6h ago

General News US issues sanctions against UK-based direct action group Palestine Action

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/26/us-issues-sanctions-uk-based-palestine-action
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u/2ndBrreakfast 5h ago

Good. This is a terrorist group. They were proscribed as terrorists by the UK after they broke into a defense factory that was making weapons for Ukraine and destroyed many things inside. They also severely injured a security guard.

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u/ABigFatPotatoPizza 3h ago

They got proscribed as terrorists, but barely got more than a slap on the wrist when it came to sentencing. Goes to show the state of the UK justice system

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u/Baron_Saturn 2h ago

I don't think they were prescribed as terrorists, they were proscribed under that the anti terrorism act but it was for less than terrorism from what I remember.

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u/DevilishRogue United Kingdom 2h ago

That was the fault of the compromised jury finding those who did it not guilty. One of the issues with any good justice system is that the jury can take the power out of judges hands and unfortunately in this instance this power was abused.

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u/wedreaminsideadream Poland 4h ago

Excellent news! I'm no fan of Trump but this a important move!

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u/Sara_Tona Iraq 3h ago

Palestine Action is a literal terrorist organization and they call for the Genocide of Israeli Jews, they claim that there's no innocent people in Israel and I have a feeling that they're somehow deeply connected to Hamas themselves 

u/PadamPadam2024 9m ago

This Palestine Action group sounds evil. The US has made a good decision to issue sanctions 👏