US targets Palestine Action in counterterrorism effort against 'far-left' groups
The move follows Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s push to focus counterterrorism efforts on “far-left terror,” sparking Democratic concerns over the politicization of the fight against extremism.
The United States has designated the group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization in its latest counterterrorism effort targeting far-left groups. This decision comes after US President Donald Trump's administration vowed to refocus international counterterrorism efforts on far-left terror, sparking concerns among Democrats about potential politicization of such efforts.
Trump has previously targeted far-left extremist groups like antifa and the anti-fascist movement, vowing to utilize the full weight of economic tools against them. The US Treasury Department also imposed sanctions on an Italy-based entity accused of supplying digital tools and services to antifa and other far-left groups, as well as on the transnational group Masar Badil, which operates as a front for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, already designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the US.
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