Palestine Action, supported by the Bristol-based group ‘Rise Up for Palestine’, have shut down the Israeli-owned Elbit weapons Headquarters in Bristol.
Community action shuts down Bristol drone factory HQ

Palestine Action, supported by the Bristol-based group ‘Rise Up for Palestine’, have shut down the Israeli-owned Elbit weapons Headquarters in Bristol.
In a landmark case, eight Palestine Action activists who used direct action to shut down the Israeli weapons trade have been acquitted of a total of 12 charges, which included criminal damage, burglary and encouraging criminal damage.
Palestine Action has received confirmation that the property managers for Elbit Systems’ Shenstone drone factory, Fisher German, have cut ties with the Israeli arms manufacturer.
Shutting down both Elbit’s Shenstone weapons factory and their Bristol Headquarters, Palestine Action is occupying the roof of UAV Engines Ltd. (UEL) and blockading the private road leading to Elbit’s HQ.
Ongoing: Today, Freedom is at the blockade Instro Precision in Kent – the factory making arms industry equipment.
Community members blocked the entrances of Elbit Systems’ Cambridge facility to prevent Elbit employees from going to work.
Palestine Action struck four offices housing iO Associates, the sole recruiters for Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems.
Yesterday, Palestine Action crashed the DroneX Trade Show & Conference
In February 2022, Amber and Palestine Action shut down a weapons factory linked to war crimes in Israel.
iO Associates, the only recruitment company for Elbit Systems UK, removed all the 22 jobs it was recruiting for Elbit from its online platforms.