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„Four UK-based Palestine #solidarity activists were sentenced as terrorists on Friday for damaging military drones & other equipment at an Elbit Systems UK factory in 2024. Elbit, Israel’s largest arms manufacturer, has provided the vast majority of drones used in the Israeli military’s genocidal bombardment of Gaza, among other horrors.“

https://theintercept.com/2026/06/13/elbit-protest-palestine-action-uk-filton-25-terrorism-enhancement/

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They Weren’t Convicted of Terrorism, But These Palestine Activists Got Sentenced as Terrorists Anyway

The case marks the first time that “criminal damage” convictions in the UK have been classified as terrorism.

The Intercept
UK Palestine Action Activists Hit With ‘Completely Disproportionate’ Terrorism Sentences for Israeli Weapons Sabotage | Common Dreams

​Amnesty UK said the defendants "were sentenced as terrorists because prosecutors want to make an example of them."

Common Dreams