Palestine Action activists have once again turned to Israeli weapons company
Elbit Systems' (Israel's largest arms company) UAV Engines LTD., an importantcomponent in the company's British operations and manufacture of military UAVs(Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). One activist has glued onto the factory wall whilstpositioned on the fence, whilst others held their guard against security. Bloodred paint was hurled at the security office, emblematic of Elbit's business beingbuilt on the immiseration of Palestinians. The activists disrupted siteproduction and with it, the manufacture of drones destined for Israel. ----Palestine Action recently celebrated its two-year anniversary. In its two yearsof operating, the group has permanently closed two Elbit sites through directaction and is now looking to close a third, as action is once again taken atElbit's factory in Shenstone. The site has been hit by Palestine Action's directaction and local community protests six times in the last five weeks.UAV Engines LTD. has faced regular action from Palestine Action throughout thegroup's two-year existence. Inside the factory are produced the engines of Elbitdrones - including the Hermes 450/900, put to use on the populations of Iraq,Palestine and Afghanistan, and the theWatchkeeperdrone, modelled on the formerand sold to both the UK Border Patrol for surveillance purposes in the EnglishChannel, and being trialled by the British Police for domestic surveillance ofcitizens.A Palestine Action spokesperson said, "When we strike at Elbit, we challenge notonly the colonial violence they are responsible for but also the violence ofborders and policing. They ravage countries, forcing citizens to flee - then whenthey try and seek sanctuary in Britain, they face surveillance at the border,aided by Elbit technlogies."One activist was quoted as saying, "The cases of Khalil Awawdeh and AhmedMansara, in particular, have spurred me to take up direct action. Khalil is afather of four, suffering brain damage after 155 days on hunger strike againstIsrael's punitive use of administrative detention, whereby prisoners are heldwithout trial, without charge, indefinitely. Manasra, only 20, was arrested at 13and has spent a third of his life in Israeli prisons, in solitary confinement -violently torn from his loved ones as a child, caged and isolated. I stand withKhalil, Ahmed, and all Palestinian prisoners, and against those that enable thisterror in Palestine."https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/08/05/five-arrested-after-disrupting-british-production-of-israeli-weapons/_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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