WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesdayimposed 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 PalestineAction as a terrorist organization.Palestine Action had increasingly targeted Israel‑linked defense companies in Britain with a particular focus on Israel's largest defense firm Elbit Systems.

Move to ban, sanction British anti-Israel group comes amid crackdown by Trump administration on what it calls 'far-left terror'; UK's own ban is subject to court battle

The Trump administration is targeting Palestine Action as it goes after leftist movements globally.