Palestine Action UK blocks entrance to Israeli arms factory
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Activists from Palestine Action in the UK put up a demonstration in support of Palestine by blocking the entrance to UAV Tactical Systems (U-TacS), a company owned by Elbit Systems, the largest Israeli arms manufacturer.
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'Palestine Action' activist protesting in front of an Israeli arms factory in the UK, June 06, 2022. (Palestine Action website)
Activists from Palestine Action, a network that directly attacks Israeli weapon factories across the UK, put up a demonstration in support of Palestine by blocking the entrance to UAV Tactical Systems (U-TacS), a company owned by Elbit Systems, the largest Israeli arms manufacturer.
They reportedly laid themselves down in front of cars and chained themselves to a van at the entryway.
Palestine Action reported that U-TacS is a joint venture between Elbit Systems and Thales, a French arms company, and added that their demonstration was a "concrete form of solidarity with the Palestinians under attack, while Western governments insist on supporting "Israel" to the hilt despite growing public opposition."
The activists also affirmed that their efforts to confront "British complicity" in the genocide against Gaza will resume unless the UK chooses to break all its ties to the genocide.
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In previous acts of solidarity, Palestine Action hit U-TacS after the massacre of over 500 Palestinians, including children, when "Israel" targeted and struck Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital.
"This past week, the world has witnessed the brutal attack and occupation of Al Shifa Hospital by Israeli forces", the activists said at the time in a statement to emphasize "Israel's" attacks on hospitals in Gaza.
Arrests were made against four activists at the time of the incident, but they were later released.
Palestine Action has been consistently protesting against Elbit Systems for over two years now across different locations in the UK, culminating in significant damage such as the permanent closure of the London Headquarters and the Manchester factory, as well as provoking a monetary loss of over $400 million in lost contracts with the British Ministry of Defense.
In the US, Palestine Action has also shown solidarity with Palestine by protesting at the Elbit Systems factory site in New Hampshire, and completely freezing its operations. Three protestors have been detained with no bail option so far, an act that Palestine Action US described as "political targeting".
Co-founder of #Palestine Action US, Calla Walsh, discusses the importance of the activities of the movement alongside the peaceful protests taking place in the West, despite the risks activists might face as a result.#Gaza #GazaGenocide @Pal_ActionUS @CallaWalsh pic.twitter.com/uqHzTaH12x
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