A 71-year-old man in Illinois was charged with stabbing a 6-year-old boy to death and seriously injuring his mother in an Islamophobic, anti-Palestinian attack.
Today, Activists shut down an Elbit Systems facility in Cambridge, MA. “Right now Israel is using Elbit’s weapons to mass murder thousands of Palestinian men, women, and children indiscriminately,” protesters said.
Israel controls by detention and drone, a colonial inheritance passed down from Britain. Today, Palestine Action is committed to shutting it down by taking on Elbit Systems in the UK as Israel’s largest private weapons manufacturer.
Activists with Manchester Action Palestine have shut down a building owned by the Israeli defense contractor Elbit for three days. Holding up on the roof, they hung large banners that read: “UK Stop Arming Israel.”
The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has cancelled a major collaboration deal with Israeli military company Elbit Systems in the wake of protests over the firm’s role in oppression of Palestinians.