Merger & Acquisition lawyers drop Elbit as a client
The law firm is the fifth company to end associations with the Israeli weapons maker in recent months.
The law firm is the fifth company to end associations with the Israeli weapons maker in recent months.
Others responded to arrests by blockading the police van with those arrested inside.
Direct action has again halted production at Instro, a subsidiary of Israel’s largest weapons company, Elbit Systems, preventing all entry.
U-TacS is majority owned by Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest arms manufacturer, and partially owned by French arms company Thales.
Four Somerset residents are taking direct action at Somerset Council’s County Hall building at The Crescent, Taunton, TA1 4DY.
Yesterday, at 7.30 am, Palestine Action blocked the roads leading in and out of Elbit’s UAV Engines factory in Shenstone, making access to the Israeli weapons maker impossible.
Relentless direct action has secured another victory in the fight against Israel’s arms trade, as Elbit Systems are forced to sell their ‘Elite KL’ factory in Tamworth.
Palestine Action targets a consultancy firm for weapons manufacturers.
By attaching themselves to each other via lock ons, they’ve successfully shut down the Israeli weapons maker.
Establishing a base of resistance, activists put up gazebos, banners, Palestine flags, and scaled-up trees overlooking the Israeli weapons maker.