Activists spared jail for attempt to shut down arms factory
The Judge refused to allow any justification defences for the activists' actions.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/09/07/activists-spared-jail-for-attempt-to-shut-down-arms-factory/
#Elbit #PalestineAction #Shenstone #ShutElibitDown #UAVEnginesLtd

Israeli arms firm jobs delisted after recruiters targeted
iO Associates, the only recruitment company for Elbit Systems UK, removed all the 22 jobs it was recruiting for Elbit from its online platforms.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/09/05/israeli-arms-firm-jobs-delisted-after-recruiters-targeted/
#Elbit #IOAssociates #PalestineAction #SHUTELBITDOWN

#Skwawkbox | #PalestineAction protesters issue statement ahead of sentencing

https://skwawkbox.org/2023/09/05/elbit-5-palestine-action-protesters-issue-statement-ahead-of-sentencing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elbit-5-palestine-action-protesters-issue-statement-ahead-of-sentencing

#Elbit5

Activists storm Elbit’s recruiters’ office
Activists stormed iO Associates' new offices in Manchester City Centre to demand the company stop recruiting for Elbit Systems UK.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/09/03/activists-storm-elbits-recruiters-office/
#Elbit #ElbitSystems #IOAssociates #PalestineAction #SHUTELBITDOWN

“Judge acquits two #Palestine Action protesters who shut down a #drone factory because their actions were ‘proportionate’”

By Steve Topple in @thecanaryuk

#A judge has acquitted two #PalestineAction activists after they blockade the entrance to a drone engine-making factory that supplies #ElbitSystems, #Israel’s largest privately owned arms company. Crucially, the judge let them off using a precedent of proportionality versus what they were protesting – that is, the pair’s actions were reasonable compared to what the drones would have done in the #OccupiedTerritories.

Back in September 2022, Jasmine and Iola were protesting at #UAVEngines Ltd, which is owned by #Elbit Systems. This was part of an ongoing activist camp at the site in #Shenstone. #UAV specialises in making engines for combat drones.

Palestine Action said in a press release that:

Elbit openly market these as ‘battle-tested’ on the Palestinian population. The #Hermes450 aircraft has been used to surveil and attack the people of #Gaza for over a decade, decimating thousands of lives.”

#Israel #Apartheid #ApartheidIsrael #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Racism #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #ChildMurder #ChildTorture #CollectivePunishment #Nakba #EthnicCleansing #Genocide

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2023/08/31/palestine-action-activists-acquitted-elbit-uav-engines/?__s=pw3ygmyxve9etudpqdrh

Judge acquits activists who shut Elbit down
The two were acquitted as the Judge found their action was proportionate compared to the crimes against humanity they were acting to stop.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/08/31/judge-acquits-activists-who-shut-elbit-down/
#Elbit #ElbitSystems #PalestineAction #SHUTELBITDOWN #UAVEnginesLtd #Watchkeeper

Palestine Action Underground targets weapons suppliers
Palestine Action Underground have vowed to continue their actions until targeted companies publicly announce they're no longer associated with Elbit Systems. 
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/08/30/palestine-action-underground-targets-weapons-suppliers/
#DigitalOfficeGroup #Elbit #ElbitSystems #PalestineAction #PalestineActionUnderground

Please join Palestine Action's webinar on Israeli interference in our court cases:

“A week ago, the #Guardian revealed that the #Israeli embassy are attempting to influence the prosecution of #PalestineAction cases. Freedom of Information responses show the Israeli embassy meeting with the #AttorneyGeneral to discuss setting precedents which reduce the scope of our defences, implementing anti-protest UK laws, sharing information and much more.

Join our webinar on Tuesday 29th August 7PM to hear from experts and actionists on the issue and the implications this has for the fight against #Elbit both at their factories and in the courts.

Register at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElduqvrTIoHNUVrBS8bWDAnake5ZssT3fK#/registration

Speakers include:

Raj Chada
One of the country's leading criminal lawyers and representative of actionists in court cases. Raj is also the head of the Criminal Defence, Financial Crime and Regulatory Department at Hodge, Jones and Allen.

Franck Magennis
Franck Magennis practises in public, civil and criminal defence. His work centres on challenging rights breaches by the British and other states, employers and landlords. He has expertise in legal claims connected to Palestinian emancipation from Israeli occupation.

Huda Ammori
Huda is a British activist with Palestinian and Iraqi descent and is a co-founder of Palestine Action. She has experience researching British complicity with Israeli apartheid.

@therightarticle

“Firstly, those facing trial for protests have increasingly been banned from explaining their motivations and beliefs to the jury.

Relevant evidence and witnesses – including expert testimony as to the Government’s failure to act on the scientific advice – has been disallowed or ignored.”

This ⤴️ happened recently to a group of #PalestineAction
protesters who are now awaiting sentence after having been convicted of ‘intent to cause criminal damage without lawful excuse’ to the Shenstone #Elbit factory of Israeli arms manufacturer, #ElbitSystems!

According to one of the defendants, Tony #Greenstein, “the Judge ruled out all lawful excuses holding that there were no lawful excuses, thus leading inevitably to our convictions.”

All five Defendants, including one whom the jury was deadlocked on, have issued a powerful statement which you can read here ⤵️:

https://azvsas.blogspot.com/2023/07/free-all-palestine-action-protesters.html?m=1

“Palestine Action to date have shut down two #Israeli weapons factories and cost Elbit hundreds of million pounds in lost contracts.

By imprisoning activists, the British state is demonstrating that it prioritises protecting the military supply chain of a foreign #Apartheid state over the freedom of its own citizens.”

‘Doncaster Dismantlers’ target Israeli weapons suppliers
On Tuesday morning, an underground group dubbed the 'Doncaster Dismantlers' took action at the site of two companies with links to Israel's war machine.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/08/24/doncaster-dismantlers-target-companies-supplying-israel-weapons/
#DoncasterDismantlers #Elbit #FisherGerman #PalestineAction #PalestineActionUnderground #Thales #WeaponsFactory

Israeli government interfere in prosecutions of Palestine actionists
The disclosures, made under the Freedom of Information Act shows the Israeli Embassy in London attempting to exert diplomatic influence on the prosecution of Palestine Action activists.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/08/22/israeli-government-interfere-in-prosecutions-of-palestine-actionists/
#Activism #ArmsIndustry #Elbit #PalestineAction #Solidarity

A communique from a Palestine Action underground cell
It is the first part of a series of actions expected by the new “Palestine Action Underground”, made up of autonomous groups across the country
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/08/08/a-communique-from-a-palestine-action-underground-cell/
#Communique #Elbit #GeorgeHabash #PalestineAction #PalestineActionUnderground #SHUTELBITDOWN #UAVTacticalSystems #WalidDaqqah

Meaning of Solidarity in the Time of a New #PalestineAction https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/07/24/meaning-of-solidarity-in-the-time-of-a-new-palestine/

Palestine Action blocks sewage pipes of weapons factory
In a new tactic, activists used concrete and other materials to create a blockage in the pipes to disrupt the operation of the factory.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/07/12/palestine-action-blocks-sewage-pipes-of-weapons-factory/
#Elbit #ElbitSystems #PalestineAction #PrecisionFacilitiesManagement #Solidarity #UAVTacticalSystems

Sixty days of resistance to Israeli weapons factory
Today the siege enters its 60th day and is set to continue.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/06/29/sixty-days-of-resistance-to-israeli-weapons-factory/
#ElbitSystems #LeicesterFactorySeige #PalestineAction #ShutDownElbit #Solidarity #UAVDefenceSystems

Four jailed for weapons factory dismantling in Wales
Three activists a 23 months sentence, and one other to 27 months, after the four were convicted of "conspiracy to commit criminal damage" against Teledyne Labtech. 
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/06/27/four-jailed-for-weapons-factory-dismantling-in-wales/
#BAESystems #Leonardo #PalestineAction #Raytheon #Teledyne #TeledyneLabtech

Shut Elbit Down trial begins
Two activists from Palestine Action who succeeded in occupying and shutting down UAV tactical Systems (U-tacS), an Israeli drone manufacturer in Leicester currently besieged by Palestine Action, will begin their trial today, charged with criminal damage over £8000. The 7-day trial started today on Monday 19th June a
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/06/19/shut-elbit-down-trial-begins/
#Elbit #PalestineAction #SHUTELBITDOWN #UTacSDroneFactory #UAVTacticalSystems

Two imprisoned for dismantling Runcorn weapons factory
Two people who took direct action to dismantle and occupy a weapons company, were sentenced to prison on Tuesday 16th May, after pleading guilty to charges of criminal damage.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/05/25/two-imprisoned-for-dismantling-runcorn-weapons-factory/
#DirectAction #Elbit #FreePalestine #PalestineAction #PrisonerSupport #RuncornWeaponsFactory

Siege day 21: Palestine Action target firms linked to weapons factory
On the 21st day of the siege against Elbit's Leicester factory, UAV Tactical Systems (U-TacS), Palestine Action targeted two companies linked to the Israeli weapons company.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/05/23/siege-day-21-palestine-action-target-firms-linked-to-weapons-factory/
#DirectAction #EdwardsAccountants #Elbit #PalestineAction #PrecisionFM #Solidarity #UAVTacticalSystems

If you're going to pay attention to events in England over the next days, the #PalestineAction #ShutElbitDown siege looks a much more rewarding attention sink than the weirdo cartel circlejerk towards the southeast

https://www.palestineaction.org/siege-crackdown/

Events have been going on today too, some with handle @pal_action / @pal_action@pal_action@beta.birdsite.live despite the repression

These activists seem sincere and with a just cause.

#FreeFreePalestine #FromTheRiverToTheSea #BDS