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'''Unity of Fields''', formerly known as '''Palestine Action US''', is an American Palestinian solidarity organization. It began as the United States branch of [[Palestine Action]], a pro-Palestinian protest network targeting Israeli weapons manufacturers in the United Kingdom which was proscribed by the UK as a [[Terrorism in the United Kingdom|terror organization]] in July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Three groups to be proscribed |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/three-groups-to-be-proscribed |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> Its earliest known activities began in February 2023, and it began protests in October following the outbreak of the [[Gaza war]]. Similar to Palestine Action, the group led a global campaign against Israel-based defense electronics company [[Elbit Systems]].<ref name="IP">{{cite news |last1=McHardy |first1=Martha |date=31 October 2023 |title=Pro-Palestine activists claim to have shut down Boston arms company that supplies Israel |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elbit-systems-protest-boston-palestine-b2438583.html |access-date=22 November 2023 |newspaper=The Independent}}</ref><ref name="HS" />
In 2024, the group changed its name to Unity of Fields and announced that it would change its focus to actively spreading “militant propaganda” against the United States. Critics claim the group actively promotes terrorism and violence within the U.S. and spreads radical propaganda.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lax |first=Chaim |date=2025-06-26 |title=Unity of Fields: Meet the Anti-Israel Group Promoting Violence & Terrorism From Inside the U.S. |url=https://honestreporting.com/unity-of-fields-meet-the-anti-israel-group-promoting-violence-terrorism-from-inside-the-u-s/ |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=HonestReporting |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-10 |title=Unity of Fields, a radical telegram channel is banned by Apple {{!}} The Jerusalem Post |url=https://www.jpost.com/international/article-857185 |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> It was subsequently suspended from some social media platforms.<ref name="i610">{{cite web |last=Starr |first=Michael |date=2024-08-29 |title=Pro-vandalism group turns into 'militant propaganda front' for US, Israel collapse |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-816918 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref>
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In October 2024 Unity of Fields publicized acts of vandalism at Harvard and other universities, without claiming responsibility.<ref name="u347">{{cite web | last=Hartocollis | first=Anemona | title=Vandals Deface Harvard Statue and U. of Michigan Leaders’ Homes | website=The New York Times | date=2024-10-08 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/us/oct-7-pro-palestinian-protests-vandalism.html | access-date=2024-10-09}}</ref>
In May 2025, the group posted on X calling for the buring of police officers; the post was later deleted.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last= Heller |first= Mathilda |date= 15 May 2025|title= Pro-Palestine group Unity of Fields calls for police officers to be set on fire - exclusive |url= https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-854132|work= Jerusalem Post |access-date=7 August 2025}}</ref>
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