UK moves to ban protest group Palestine Action

The UK government announced Monday it would ban campaign group Palestine Action under anti-terror laws following a “disgraceful attack” on Britain’s largest air force base last week.

The move, announced by interior minister Yvette Cooper, angered the group — which called the proposed ban an “unhinged reaction” — and its supporters, who scuffled with police as they protested in central London.

Palestine Action activists broke into the RAF Brize Norton base in southern England on Friday,…