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April 17, 2025

Protesters Arrested on Roof of U.K. Factory That Supplies Israeli Weapons Maker
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In Britain, police arrested two people Wednesday as they held a protest
on the roof of a factory that supplies hardware to Israel's biggest
weapons producer, Elbit Systems. The activists reportedly sabotaged
parts inside the GRi D Defence Systems factory before climbing to the
rooftop and unfurling a banner reading "GRi D and Elbit - Blood on Your
Hands."

Palestine Action activist 1: "We are just regular people who oppose
genocide, who oppose companies on U.K. land selling weapons that are
used to kill children. In the past month alone, we have seen babies with
no heads, children's bodies blown apart."

Palestine Action activist 2: "Bodies, dead weight, literally flying from
the sky from how powerful these bombs are that are obliterating entire
neighborhoods. We cannot stand back and just do nothing."



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