AA / London / Burak Bir
Elbit Systems has been forced to sell its Staffordshire factory “due to sustained direct action”, a UK-based pro-Palestine group said on Thursday.
“Direct and ruthless action has secured another victory in the fight against the Israeli arms trade, forcing Elbit Systems to sell its ‘Elite KL’ factory in Tamworth,” Palestine Action said in a statement.
Arms company Elbit Systems has long been accused of complicity in Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip.
It is Israel’s largest military manufacturer and produces 85% of the country’s ground equipment, as well as 85% of the aircraft used by the Israeli Air Force.
The company previously made cooling and power management systems for military vehicles, but was forced to sell the facility after it said it faced “reduced profits and cost security” as a result of pro-Palestinian actions, according to a press release.
After the sale was completed last month, Elite KL’s new owners, listed as Griffin Newco Ltd, confirmed in an email to Palestine Action that they will have nothing to do with Elbit’s previous owners and that they have stopped production. weapon.
“Following the recent acquisition of Elite KL Limited by a UK investment syndicate, the newly appointed board of directors has unanimously agreed to renounce all future defense contracts and sever ties with its former parent company,” Elite KL told Palestine Action.
Palestine Action noted that “the victory is a direct result of direct and sustained action aimed at making it impossible for the UK-based media in Elbit to remain active for the entire duration of the Palestine Action”.
A spokesman for Palestine Action noted that all the activists who “captured and dismantled the Israeli arms factory in Tamworth” did so to end the Israeli arms trade and profit from Palestinian repression.
“Every defeat of Elbit is a victory for the Palestinian people. The expulsion of Elbit from Tamworth shows once again that direct action is a necessary tactic. It is a tactic that must be used and strengthened in the face of the genocide in Gaza,” he added. Spokesperson of the group.
* Translated from English by Munir Benuri.
Source: AA
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