BDS Switzerland condemns the Swiss approval to the purchase of Israeli drones amidst significant opposition inside and outside parliament. On June 16, 2015, a majority in the National Council of the Swiss parliament voted in favour of purchasing six Hermes 900 drones from Israeli company ELBIT for the Swiss army. A sum of CHF […]
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War drones: Activists Block Entrance of Military Base in Switzerland
Thun, Switzerland – Since 9:30am on Tuesday 25th May, activists have been protesting against the purchase of war drones from the Israeli company Elbit Systems. The activists have blocked the entrance to one of Switzerland's biggest military bases, where members of the Swiss parliament planned to watch the Hermes 900 drone. Since 9:30 AM, activists […]
Denmark: Elbit deal is postponed, but not yet cancelled
Report Elbit Systems Denmark – May 24, 2015 From Boykot Israel Denmark (Note: This report is primarily based on info-mails from Christian Juhl, MP for the Red Green Alliance in the Danish Parliament). The Danish Ministry of Defense had planned to buy Israeli high tech weapon systems at an amount of half a billion […]
Barclays bank is out of Elbit’s shareholder list
UK high street bank Barclays is no longer listed as a shareholder in Elbit Systems, the major Israeli military company that manufactures drones used in Israel’s attacks on Palestinians and helps Israel build its illegal Apartheid wall. The news follows a high profile campaign launched after Barclays emerged as the named owner of $2.9 million worth of shares in Elbit. More than […]
UK and Elbit Systems ‘running scared’ from #StopElbit protestors
Israeli arms company and UK government “running scared” from accusation of war crimes by rooftop protestors Activists have accused the UK government and Israeli arms company Elbit Systems of running scared from a court case that would have put their collusion with Israeli war crimes on trial. This follows the announcement that all charges […]
Cutting Relations With Elbit
Palestinian organizations thank Rio Grande do Sul for cutting relations with Elbit. In response to the landmark decision of the government of Rio Grande do Sul to announce the cancellation of the Memorandum of Understanding with Elbit Systems, Palestinian representatives handed over a letter welcoming the decision and thanking the government and civil society in […]
BDS success: Elbit Systems loses key Brazil deal over Palestine protests
Occupied Palestine, 03 December 2014 – The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has cancelled a major collaboration deal with Israeli military company Elbit Systems in the wake of protests over the firm’s role in oppression of Palestinians. Brazilian social movements and trade unions and Palestinian groups had called on authorities to cancel the […]
UK Forced To Close After Protests
BARCLAYS branches across the country were forced to close after pro-Palestine activists staged sit-in demonstrations today. The protests were in response to the bank's holdings in Israel's largest military company which provided drones used in recent deadly strikes on Gaza. The flagship Barclays branch in Piccadilly Circus closed three hours early as 35 people from […]
60,000+ Signatories Call For Military Embargo Ahead of Gaza Donors Conference
More Than 60,000 Signatories, Including Nobel Prize Laureates, Celebrities and Religious Organizations, Call For Military Embargo on Israel Ahead of Gaza Donors Conference – Signatories Include Desmond Tutu, Roger Waters, Alice Walker, Michael Ondaatje, Brian Eno, Mira Nair and Mike Leigh New York, NY – As international donors prepare to gather in Cairo on October 12 […]
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 […]