#belgium #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #genocide / #oipsensorsystems / #nonviolence / #directnonviolentaction / #sabotage / #protest

„The Belgian subsidiary of an Israeli arms company, which manufactures fire control systems, among other things, is seeking €65,000 in damages from seven pro-Palestinian activists who took part in an occupation of its headquarters.“
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/02/20/pro-palestinian-activism-on-trial-in-belgium_6750693_4.html

Pro-Palestinian activism on trial in Belgium

The Belgian subsidiary of an Israeli arms company, which manufactures fire control systems, among other things, is seeking €65,000 in damages from seven pro-Palestinian activists who took part in an occupation of its headquarters.

Le Monde

#uk #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #armsindustry / #elbitsystems / #sabotage / #directnonviolentaction / #palestineaction / #criminalization / #judiciary

„Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government’s decision to outlawed the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful.“

https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4

Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing protest group Palestine Action

Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government’s decision to outlawed the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful. The panel of three judges said Friday the ban will remain in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal. Last year the U.K. government declared the pro-Palestinian group a terrorist organization alongside the likes of al-Qaida and Hamas, making membership in or support for Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Since then, more than 2,000 people have been arrested for holding signs saying “I support Palestine Action.”

AP News

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„Jurors Bravely Set Aside Social Conditioning, The Instinct To Defer To Authority And Media Expectations.
Instead they considered the actual evidence.“

https://popularresistance.org/why-the-jury-were-right-to-acquit-palestine-action/

#uk #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #genocide / #armsexport / #elbitsystems / #criminalization / #directnonviolentaction / #sabotage / #palestineaction / #hungerstrike / #annestyinternational / #protest

»“None of the people who have been involved in the hunger strikes have been found guilty of a crime, yet some have been held in prison for up to 18 months and counting in restrictive conditions after anti-terrorism powers have been used against them.«

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/uk-government-must-urgently-intervene-hunger-striker-umer-khalids-case-it-too-late

UK: Government must urgently intervene on hunger striker Umer Khalid's case before it is too late

We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.

ANALYSIS | Britain calls some anti-Israel protests a form of terrorism. Is it state overreach? | CBC News

A trio of British hunger strikers is taking food again last week, after claiming victory in a standoff with the U.K. government over the group Palestine Action. The activist group, best known for vandalizing British companies associated with Israel, has been proscribed as a terrorist organization by the government.

CBC

#uk #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #genocide / #armsindustry / #armsexport / #elbitsystems / #sabotage / #directnonviolentaction / #palestineaction / #repression / #criminalization / #hungerstrike

„Three Palestine Action-linked prisoners ended their hunger strike after the government decided not to award a multi-billion-pound contract to the UK subsidiary of Israeli arms company, Elbit Systems.“

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestine-action-linked-prisoners-end-hunger-strike

Palestine Action-linked prisoners end hunger strike

They chose not to continue their hunger strike after the government refused to give a £2bn contract to Israeli arms company Elbit Systems

Middle East Eye

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„The UK government has turned post-9/11 anti-terrorism legislation on members of Palestine Action, whose campaigns have directly targeted arms manufacturers supplying the Israeli military.”

https://mondediplo.com/2026/01/05uk

See also:

„To kill a War Machine“
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_hdHCS0X610&pp=ygUVVG8ga2lsbCBhIFdhciBNYWNoaW5l

The banning of Palestine Action

Subscribers // by Rayan Freschi & Mathieu Rigouste (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, January 2026)

Le Monde diplomatique

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„Supporters Warn That Prisoners Are ‘Wasting Away’ And Facing ‘Irreversible’ Harm.
As UK ministers refuse to meet with the activists.“

https://popularresistance.org/palestine-action-activists-on-hunger-strike-reach-critical-phase/

Palestine Action Activists On Hunger Strike Reach ‘Critical Phase’ - PopularResistance.Org

British doctors warned on 6 January that Palestine Action-linked prisoners refusing food in UK jails were facing life-threatening risks, describing them as “well into the critical phase,” as the hunger strikers vowed to continue despite repeated hospitalizations. The protest involves activists detained over alleged actions targeting UK sites connected to Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems – a company that has recorded record profits since the start of the Gaza genocide by supplying the Israeli military with weapons, munitions, and surveillance systems – as well as a Royal Air Force base. 

PopularResistance.Org

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„Police are investigating a break-in at a factory in East Lothian less than an hour into New Year's Day. Bruntons Aero Products, at Inveresk Industrial Estate in Musselburgh, was targeted by a group of pro-Palestine activists.“

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/hammer-wielding-activists-target-east-170145666.html

Hammer-wielding activists target East Lothian factory in early hours of New Year's Day

Police were alerted to the incident just after 12.30am. An activism group have already taken responsibility for what they referred to as "direct action".

Yahoo News UK