Palestine Action a British activist group recently forced Israel’s largest weapons company Elbit Systems to permanently close its headquarters at 77 Kingsway in London.
“Since 2020 activists have taken action 15 times at the site disrupting business by blockading occupying and defacing the property” Palestine Action said in a press release last Monday.
According to Palestine Action its campaign culminated in 60 arrests and the detained activists continue to face trial.
Elbit’s departure from London happened just five months after it was forced to shut Elbit Ferranti in Oldham town the British group pointed out.
“We’ve slammed the doors of Elbit’s London HQ shut as direct action has once again permanently closed an Elbit Systems site in Britain. Thanks to our brave and spirited activists we are ever closer to the end of Israel’s arms trade in Britain” the group stated.
“We will build on the success of this closure and we won’t stop until all eight remaining sites follow suit. It’s a victory for all those who sacrificed their liberty and to all those who supported the movement but most importantly the Palestinian people. It brings us another step closer to the day Israel’s arms trade is out of Britain for good.”
Elbit supplies 85 percent of the drones used by the Israeli military to monitor and attack Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. The arms company also manufactures ammunition for the Israeli army.
