Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana head up a group which was inciting people to join Palestine Action after it had been proscribed.
Progressive International – a far left campaign group – was urging supporters (via its website) to ‘take on US complicity with the Israeli war machine’ by joining Palestine Action for several days after it had been banned in Britain under terror legislation.
This revelation comes one day after the pair launched a new far-left political party which will focus on defending ‘the right to protest against genocide’ and ending ‘all arms sales to Israel’.
The former Labour leader also received thousands of pounds worth of donations from Progressive International to pay for multiple costly trips abroad including to Brasil, the United States and Columbia.
Shortly after The Daily Mail contacted Progressive International for comment on July 9, references to Palestine Action were deleted from its website.
But the organisation was still promoting a jointly made Progressive International, Palestine Action map of Elbit factories as part of Palestine Action’s direct action #ShutElbitDown campaign.
The Linkedin post also included a link to the now-deleted Palestine Action website.
Palestine Action was proscribed by the Government on July 5 after protesters associated with the group broke into Britain’s largest airbase and vandalized two RAF Voyager aircrafts.
Expressing support for or being a member of the group is a crime under terrorism legislation and can lead to up to 14 years in prison.
But for almost five days after its proscription, the Progressive International website was still encouraging people to join Palestine Action.
Under a heading titled ‘Palestine Action’ it read: ‘Palestine Action is a direct action group founded to take on Elbit systems.
‘In its first year of operation, Palestine Action caused over £15 million in losses to Elbit sites alone and shut down the operation for 105 days.’
Palestine Action alleges that Elbit Systems UK is involved in the manufacture and supply of weapons to the Israeli military – a claim the company strongly denies.
Until July 10, the page also featured a map highlighting the locations of dozens of Elbit factories alongside the caption ‘Elbit systems target map.
‘Global targets for the campaign to #ShutElbitDown.
‘Follow Palestine Action.’
The so-called target map also linked directly to Palestine Action’s ‘The Underground Manual’ which instructed supporters how to form ‘cells’, ‘pick targets’ and commit criminal damage.
Both Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana are members of the Progressive International Council meaning they are responsible for setting its ‘strategic direction’, according to the website.
Progressive International also paid to fly Jeremy Corbyn and in some cases his wife on a series of lavish and exotic trips.
In October 2022 the campaign group took the politician and his wife to Brazil for a five-day trip costing £3,680.00, according to his Registered Financial Interests.
They also took the former Labour leader to Washington in January 2023 to attend Congressional meetings and advocate for ‘press freedom and the case of Julian Assange’ – a trip worth £1,452.00.
In May 2022 the organisation also flew Mr Corbyn to Bogota, Columbia – covering costs of £1,667.70.
In response to the allegations that they were illegally expressing support for a banned group after it had been proscribed, a spokesperson for The Progressive International explained that the web pages referencing Palestine Action were published in December 2023 – pre-dating the ban.
They added: ‘The Progressive International is proud to organise in defence of international law and the inalienable rights of all peoples.
‘The Progressive International opposes the authoritarian constriction of the right to protest, in the United Kingdom and across the world.’
Jeremy Corbyn, Zarah Sultana and the Metropolitan police have been contacted for comment.
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