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[Palestine Action]
THE “Elbit Eight” who repeatedly shut down the Israeli weapons firm were acquitted of a total of 12 charges today, in what campaigners called a landmark case for peace activism.
Charges against the Palestine Action supporters included criminal damage, burglary and encouraging criminal damage.
The trial, which began on November 13, related to a series of actions taken between July 2020 and January 2021 targeting weapons factories in Britain that supply parts to Israel and involved a total of 24 charges.
As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal – and fuel a growing wave of public anger. ELIZABETH SHORT reports
Thousands expected to attend next protest against Palestine Action ban, organisers say