...Israel's punitive classification was based on "unsubstantiated" claims that those six groups are affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a secular political movement whose armed wing carried out attacks against Israeli civilian and military targets from 2000 to 2005, during the second Intifada.

It was swiftly denounced by progressive lawmakers, including U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), as well as advocates from the Center for Constitutional Rights, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International. Soon after, 21 Israel-based groups and a coalition of nearly 300 U.S.-based groups added their voices to the chorus. ...

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