US imposes sanctions on Palestine Action group
ESLT•US sanctions on Palestine Action
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (Reuters) - The 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.
Background on the group and court appeal
Palestine Action had increasingly targeted Israel-linked defense companies in Britain with a particular focus on Israel's largest defense firm Elbit Systems $ESLT.
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.
