The campaign to #StopElbit has been able to bar Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest military corporation, another avenue for profits. Yesterday Elbit Systems announced it would sell its weapons factory in Oldham, UK. Since 2014 organizers in Oldham and across the UK have campaigned against Elbit Systems. Less than a year ago, the UK East Sussex […]
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Europe still funding Israeli torture, drones and racial profiling #Boycott
It is time for European citizens to demand not a penny more of their tax money be spent on Israeli military and security corporations As European leaders are gathered in Brussels to discuss the future of the EU, they would be well advised to put into effect values of accountability, justice and solidarity – and […]
A Perspective on Israel’s Arms Trade
Reposting the article by Andrew, 8th June 2016, from War's resisterer international During her time working as an intern at War Resisters' International, Taya Govreen-Segal, a consceintious objector, delivered a talk to the “Britain and Palestine: Past History and Future Role” conference, held at Sarum College, Salisbury, UK, on 13th February. Below is a transcript, […]
UK Campaigners to Close Elbit Systems Factory on Gaza War Anniversary
London Palestine Action, a Palestinian solidarity network based in London that thrives on creative action against Israeli apartheid, particularly through the usage of BDS campaigns, has organized a peaceful protest to be held on the 6th of July, 2015 at the Elbit factory in Shenstone near Birmingham. The protest will transform the area surrounding […]
Cancel the Arms Deal with the Israeli Defense Corporation Elbit Systems
Akbayan (Ctitizens' Action Party) today protests an arms deal between the Philippine government Israeli military company Elbit Systems. In particular, on June 22, 2014, the government signed a US$20M deal with the Israeli military company Elbit Systems for 28 Israeli upgraded armored personnel carriers (APCs) that will be delivered in 2015. While this deal enables […]
“Elbit out of Brazil!” – Protests in Porto Alegre target the Israeli military company
In Brazil the 15th of May – ‘Nakba Day’, that commemorates the expulsion of over 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and lands between 1947 to 1949 to make space for the founding of the State of Israel – was a day of active solidarity with Palestine and against Elbit Systems. Elbit is the Israeli […]