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22 August 2025

Palestine Action Suomi - a Bona Fide Actor or False Flag Organization?

In Finland, there is an activist group called Palestine Action Suomi. Previously, it has terrorized, at least, the buildings of Finland’s Ministry of Defence, Allianz Trade Suomi and the Nammo company by defacing their entrances with red paint. Now the group has also targeted the entrance of the Patria company with paint.

Frankly, I find myself puzzled by the motives behind this group’s activities. Most clearly, they seem to amount to supporting the terrorism practiced by Hamas, since the group’s own actions are criminal and— as I noted at the outset— amount to terrorizing Finnish companies.

In a sense, this is logical, because the Palestinians’ own plight is largely due to terrorism as well. I am thinking in particular of the fact that after the long-time Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat rejected in 2000 an already-agreed treaty on establishing a Palestinian state comprising the West Bank and Gaza, rocket and other terrorist attacks resumed from Palestinian territories into Israel— culminating in the October 7, 2023 attack that ignited the current war.

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Palestine Action Suomi claims to be advocating for the Palestinian cause, but I really wonder how they think their actions could increase support for that cause among Finns. Wouldn’t their vandalistic attacks on Finnish companies rather decrease it?

Of course, it could be a so-called false flag group, whose real purpose is not to promote Palestinian support but instead to work on behalf of Israel. In that case, Palestine Action Finland would only pretend to champion the Palestinian cause, while in reality seeking to damage the public image of the Palestinians and their supporters.

If that were the case, however, one would expect ordinary people who are positively inclined toward the Palestinians to expose such a false flag operation. Since I have not noticed that happening, I suppose I must also conclude that this is simply a pro-Palestinian group resorting to senseless methods.

Previous thoughts on the same topic:
When Demands Become Damage
Organized Vandalism in Helsinki, Finland
Gambling Addiction and the Shadowy Instigator

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