US designates UK-based Palestine Action as foreign 'terrorist group'

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." Set up in 2020, Palestine Action is appealing against the UK government ban, which has led to thousands of arrests. Rights groups have decried the ban, saying it was aimed at…