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Palestine Action vandals risk jail defying subpoenas as DOJ seeks overseas comrade

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Crozier, H. (2026, October 30). Palestine Action vandals risk jail defying subpoenas as DOJ seeks overseas comrade. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4785742/palestine-action-vandals-risk-jail-defy-subpoenas/

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Bridget Shergalis and Sophie Ross, members of the activist movement Palestine Action, have refused to testify before a federal grand jury in New Hampshire despite receiving subpoenas on October 16th. The pair is facing potential jail time for their defiance, which comes after they were previously convicted of vandalism in 2023. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Justice has requested the extradition of James “Fergie” Chambers from Spain, where he is incarcerated, due to his affiliation with Palestine Action, a group labeled as a global terrorist entity by the Trump administration.

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Bridget Shergalis and Sophie Ross, members of the activist group Palestine Action, have refused to testify before a federal grand jury in New Hampshire by choosing to go back to jail, as reported on October 30, 2026. The two women were convicted in a 2023 vandalism incident and received subpoenas on October 16th. Their anti-Israel network has faced increasing scrutiny since the Trump administration designated Palestine Action as a global terrorist group earlier this year. Additionally, there is an ongoing request for the extradition of one of their comrades, James "Fergie" Chambers, from a Spanish jail.

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The two women’s anti-Israel network is increasingly under fire this year after the Trump administration sanctioned Palestine Action as a global terrorist group and requested extradition for one of their allies, James “Fergie” Chambers, from a Spanish jail.

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New Hampshire Palestine Action Spanish The Grayzone

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Palestine Action ORG · 2× Bridget Shergalis PERSON · 1× James “Fergie” Chambers PERSON · 1× New Hampshire GPE · 1× Sophie Ross PERSON · 1× Spanish NORP · 1× The Grayzone ORG · 1× Trump PERSON · 1×

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The two women’s anti-Israel network is increasingly under fire this year after the Trump administration sanctioned Palestine Action as a global terrorist group and requested extradition for one of their allies, James “Fergie” Chambers, from a Spanish jail.

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🔮 Leftists convicted in a 2023 vandalism attack said Thursday they will return to jail rather than testify in a federal grand jury investigation in New Hampshire.

2026-10-30 · Washington Examiner

Palestine Action vandals risk jail defying subpoenas as DOJ seeks overseas comrade · assertive framing

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Leftists convicted in a 2023 vandalism attack said Thursday they will return to jail rather than testify in a federal grand jury investigation in New Hampshire. asserted

they → convict → Hampshire

Bridget Shergalis and Sophie Ross, of the activist movement Palestine Action, spoke out about the subpoenas they received on Oct. 16, which were leaked to the leftist publication The Grayzone. asserted

which → speak → publication

administration → sanction → jail