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2024 Filton Elbit Systems break-in
Protest against defence contractor in UK
2024 Filton Elbit Systems break-in
The 2024 Filton Elbit Systems break-in was a high-profile direct action carried out by members of the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action on 6 August 2024 at the Elbit Systems UK facility at the Aztec West Business Park in Filton, near Bristol, England. The site was a research, development and manufacturing hub for Elbit, an Israeli weapons company. The activists drove a repurposed prison van into the compound, breached security fences, entered the facility and caused damage to property and equipment; the action also involved confrontations with security personnel and police. The break-in sparked national debate about protest tactics, the use of anti-terror laws, and the role of arms manufacturing in British domestic and foreign policy. The legal process was marked by several notable features including an attempt to convict a defence barrister of contempt of court, the absence of identified witnesses from Elbit, the defendants being forbidden from mentioning the Gaza Genocide, and the...
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