Palestine Action crowdfunder for UK supreme court challenge blocked due to US sanctions
Summary
An online fundraiser to pay legal fees for challenging the UK ban on Palestine Action was blocked due to US sanctions against the group. The UK crowdfunding platform CrowdJustice uses a US payment service, Stripe, which refused to support payments for Palestine Action because of the sanctions imposed by President Trump.Key Facts
- US sanctions place Palestine Action on a banned terrorist list, affecting fundraising efforts.
- CrowdJustice is a UK crowdfunding site that uses Stripe, a US payment processor.
- Stripe confirmed it cannot support transactions related to Palestine Action, including fundraisers for legal fees.
- The sanctions come from powers introduced after the 9/11 attacks, recently applied by President Donald Trump.
- Palestine Action is legally challenging its ban in the UK Supreme Court.
- The UK government has spent over £700,000 defending the ban in court.
- The UK Court of Appeal overturned a high court ruling that previously declared the ban unlawful.
- Legal challenges by Palestine Action focus on free speech rights and protester prosecutions for holding signs.
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