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by hdgvhicv 95 days ago
They were breaking in and damaging US military

The group itself offered training courses on Ho to sabotage the U.K. military

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/palestine-ac...

I wonder what would happen in the US with such a group

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They broke into an RAF base, and defaced/damaged UK military hardware (spraypaint on aircraft). This is a serious crime, but in no way does it meet any reasonable definition of terrorism. There are plenty of laws under which those responsible can be charged, it was a ridiculous overreach to use anti-terror laws.

More concerningly, prescribing Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation had a suppressive effect on lawful protest against the Israel-Gaza war, since any supporter of Palestine might be considered a member of Palestine Action and therefore, legally, a terrorist suspect.