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UK banks shut accounts of Palestine activists and supporters
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A Palestine Action prisoner's mother, politician George Galloway, and staff at a leftist news outlet have reported account closures by UK banks, Al Jazeera English reported. The closures have prompted accusations that financial institutions are weaponizing debanking against pro-Palestine voices. The affected individuals and organizations have characterized the practice as a tool of political oppression.
The reported cases represent a growing pattern of account terminations targeting those critical of Israeli policy or supportive of Palestinian rights. Banks have not publicly explained specific reasons for the closures in these instances. Civil liberties advocates have raised concerns about the use of financial exclusion to suppress political speech and activism in Britain.
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