PR firm 'planted story' about Iran funding Palestine Action in media, report says

The head of a British PR firm representing the Israeli arms company Elbit Systems allegedly admitted to planting a story in the UK press. The story claimed that the activist group Palestine Action was funded by Iran, appearing shortly before the group was proscribed under UK terrorism legislation. According to a witness cited by Private Eye, the PR firm's chief took credit for placing the story in The Times, which was then amplified by other media. The Home Office later said it did not recognize the claims of an investigation, and Palestine Action called the allegations baseless.