US EditionPalestine Action Activists Vandalize Elbit Systems Facility in Germany to Protest Gaza War
Activists caused damage worth hundreds of thousands of euros at Elbit Systems' Ulm facility to protest Israeli arms production, with five suspects arrested by police.
- On Monday, Palestine Action Germany said it broke into Elbit Systems' Ulm offices, filming five activists smashing windows, spraying graffiti, and dismantling equipment inside.
- Across Europe this week, activists have targeted Elbit, with Palestine Action and Palestine Action Germany involved after UK proscription in July.
- Police forces surrounding the complex arrested five suspects and German police secured another Elbit building in Ulm, raiding Defend Our Juries members' homes ahead of the protest.
- Elbit Germany condemned the vandalism, saying violent groups repeatedly try to disrupt production and endanger employees, while Elbit Systems supplies 85% of Israel's military drone fleet.
- A post from the `palactionde` account said Palestine Action Germany broke into Elbit's Ulm factory to dismantle tools used in Gaza, while London rallies drew around 1,500 people and London's Metropolitan Police reported 890 arrests on Sunday.
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Israel's ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, has condemned the nightly attack on an Israeli company in Ulm as a terrorist act.
Palestine Action Germany activists just carried on the group's legacy by smashing up an Elbit factory
On Monday 8 September, a group of five activists from Palestine Action Germany broke into the guarded Elbit systems’ factory in Ulm, Germany. Once inside, they barricaded the doors and damaged machinery, equipment, and weapons systems: After an hour of dismantling the factory, German police detained and arrested them. Palestine Action Germany: taking on Elbit The Ulm factory is owned by Israel’s biggest weapons producer, Elbit Systems. The subsi…
Anti-Israel protesters break into Elbit branch in Germany, 5 arrested
The activists threw red paint at the entrance, sprayed graffiti, hurled smoke grenades and smashed windows; Police arrested five activists without resistance, and the investigation was transferred to the country's Security and Counter-Terrorism Center
Palestine Action activists vandalize Elbit Systems facility in Germany to protest Gaza war
Preliminary estimates put the damage in Ulm, Germany, at several hundred thousand euros. This was the third attack on the arms manufacturer's European facilities this week, in which anti-Gaza war activists sprayed graffiti and threw smoke bombs into the building before being arrested
Suspected left radicals attacked the Israeli armaments company Elbit in Ulm. They invaded the building, investigating the anti-terror centre of the LKA.
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