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  "id": 3556515,
  "title": "US designates Palestine Action activist group 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-designates-palestine-action-activist-group-specially-designated",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T17:44:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-designates-palestine-action-specially-designated-global-terrorist"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States has designated the activist group Palestine Action as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) as part of its efforts to combat what it described as violent far-left terror networks. This decision follows the UK's proscription of the group one year ago for causing damage to weapons factories run by Elbit Systems, a key provider of weapons to the Israeli military. Palestine Action is now sanctioned for allegedly materially assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for terrorism, including breaking into defense infrastructure and British military installations. The group has also promoted its violent acts on social media, encouraging similar tactics internationally. The SDGT list was first established shortly after the 9/11 attacks, targeting the Holy Land Foundation, a Muslim charity, and five Palestinian-American men charged with funding Hamas-run groups. The Trump administration has also sanctioned Masar Badil, a movement advocating for an alternative revolutionary path for Palestinian rights and freedoms, after decades of failed negotiations.",
  "summary": "US designates Palestine Action activist group 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist' Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 08/26/2026 - 17:15 US crackdown follows the UK's proscription against Palestine Action one year ago Protesters, with their faces covered for fear of retaliation, participate in the 'Break the Siege on Gaza' protest outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on 9 August 2025…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/hundreds-of-academics-and-lawyers-urge-burnham-to-lift-palestine",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:00:48.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-imposes-sanctions-on-palestine-action-group",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:46:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "US sanctions Palestine Action and other 'far-left groups' over alleged support for terrorism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-sanctions-palestine-action-and-other-far-left-groups-over-alleged",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:15:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "US designates UK-based Palestine Action as terrorist group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-designates-uk-based-palestine-action-as-terrorist-group",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:58:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "US designates UK-based Palestine Action ‘terrorist organisation’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-designates-uk-based-palestine-action-terrorist-organisation",
        "published": "2026-08-26T17:11:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "US designates Palestine Action a terrorist group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-designates-palestine-action-a-terrorist-group",
        "published": "2026-08-26T17:31:45.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}