UK Indymedia - UK Palestine Newswire Archive

6 July: Join Smash EDO at Elbit Block the Factory mass action

26-06-2015 04:42

Smash EDO is supporting the upcoming Block the Factory mass action at UAV Engines in Shenstone, a subsidiary of Israeli Elbit systems, on July 6th. Please see

https://www.blockthefactory.org/ for updates and further info and follow @blockthefactory on twitter.

Last summer’s assault on Gaza, which killed over 2,200 Palestinians, was one of the most brutal effects of Israel’s ongoing occupation and colonisation of historic Palestine. The massacre was carried out using drones manufactured by Israeli arms company Elbit Systems. In response, activists occupied Elbit’s factory in Shenstone, causing its operations to grind to a halt and costing Elbit over £100,000.

On 6th July, to mark the first anniversary of the assault on Gaza, groups and campaigners from across the UK are going back to Elbit’s factory to demand that the UK stops arming Israel. Join us for a day of creative action in solidarity with Palestine!

Supporting organisations have endorsed the call and will be there taking collective action to block the factory from making these weapons.

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David Rovics in Concert - Casa, Hope Street, 8pm Saturday 23rd May

15-05-2015 16:12

Come and see David Rovics in Concert in Casa, Hope Street, 8pm Saturday 23rd May

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World Social Forum 2015 in Tunis Joins the Cry "Nous Sommes Bardo!"

06-04-2015 05:59

The World Social Forum in Tunis (24-28 March 2015) closes with resounding unity against global warming, neoliberalism, militarism, terrorism, and for the increasingly important role of women in making another world possible.

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10 Reasons Not to Play Israeli Football

30-03-2015 17:26

The latest round of European Championship qualifiers see Wales and Belgium playing Israel and the launch of a new campaign: Fair Play for Palestine – Don’t Play Israeli Apartheid, calling for action against Israel for its sabotage of Palestinian football under the occupation and siege of Gaza.

There will be protests at FIFA’s congress in Zurich May 28-29 and a protest and rally is planned in Cardiff for the Wales v Israel return leg on September 6.

In the meantime here’s

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Report of UN anti-racism day demonstration in Glasgow 21st March 2015

22-03-2015 20:46

A report of a large anti-racism demonstration in Glasgow on Saturday 21st March with 20 photos.

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Cycle '48: Remapping the Nakba

21-02-2015 18:28

Cycle '48 is a collective of 3 British women who cycled to Palestine from the UK. Cycle '48 is an ongoing project remapping erased histories on two wheels. This article highlights the first phase of our project: Cycling from Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem and joining the Jewish National Fund cycle trail from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv in order to uncover the hidden stories on its path and expose the JNF's role in their erasure.

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Second UK-based Israeli drone factory shut down by occupation

17-02-2015 09:59

Instro Precision in Kent has been occupied since 5am this morning, for their role in repression in both Israel and Afghanistan. Instro is owned by Elbit Systems, just like the UAV Engines factory shut down in summer 2014 during Israel's "Protective Edge" assault.

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Winston Churchill:the Imperial Monster

28-01-2015 21:04

Fear-Monger, War Criminal, Racist

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They won! Anti-Militarist Court Solidarity

16-01-2015 15:08

Via South Wales Anarchists

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Barclays blockaded over arms trade shares

19-12-2014 13:14

Today Smash EDO and Brighton Palestine Action blockaded Barclays Bank for an hour before activists were removed. The action was part of a campaign aimed at forcing the bank to have nothing to do with shares in Elbit Systems, Exelis (EDO MBM's parent company), BAE, Raytheon and other arms companies. It comes a month after a nationwide day of action saw occupations of Barclays in cities across the UK

One person was arrested, who had glued himself to the front doors of the bank. He was dressed as Santa wearing a placard which read 'Santa says you've been a very naughty bank this year'.

Here's the initial press report from the Argus

http://m.theargus.co.uk/news/11678702.Santa_arrested_after_gluing_himself_to_doors_of_Barclays_Bank/

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Peace & Reconciling the Past - a talk at the Carnegie Conference Centre

14-12-2014 10:51

Professor Ilan Pappé, the well known Israeli historian and activist took part in a discussion at the Carnegie Conference centre in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland on Tuesday 25th November 2014.

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Protest outside the St Andrew Square branch of Barclays Bank in Edinburgh

14-12-2014 09:04

There was a protest outside the St Andrew Square branch of Barclays Bank in Edinburgh on Saturday November 29th 2014 which was lively and well attended. The protesters were demonstrating against Barclays support for the Elbit Systems Electronics Company which manufactures drones used against Palestinians.

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'Grievous Censorship' By The Guardian: Israel, Gaza And The Termination Of Nafeez Ahmed’s Blog

09-12-2014 10:54

In July, regular Guardian contributor Nafeez Ahmed examined claims that Israel is seeking to create a 'political climate' conducive to the exploitation of Gaza's considerable offshore gas reserves - 1.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, valued at $4 billion — which were discovered off the Gaza coast in 2000.

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Why the Guardian axed Nafeez Ahmed's blog

04-12-2014 22:13

Nafeez Ahmed’s account of the sudden termination of his short-lived contract to write an environment blog for the Guardian is depressingly instructive – and accords with my own experiences as a journalist at the paper.

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Not guilty verdict for Barclays Newport protestors

17-11-2014 00:13

Statement from the anti-Nato protestors who were charged during the occupation of Barclays Bank in Newport.

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On trial: Anti-Nato protesters who demanded Barclays divest from the arms trade

10-11-2014 10:17

Press Release

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ISIS Beheadings Work Well As Red Herring Hiding Away Israeli Summer War Crimes

05-11-2014 22:45

It may very well be coincidence that just when Israel was starting to take some heat for its atrocious war crimes and policy in Gaza at the end of this summer of 2014 along comes a newly name-minted entity engaging in sensational beheadings for news-grabbing attention. Whether red herring cover just happens to be luck for Israel and the United States in regards to committing and tolerating war crimes or whether there was some conspiracy is not that relevant but what is relevant is that the people of the world cannot let other more recent events erase from memory what the world witnessed in Gaza.

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Isreali Ambassador Greeted by Protest During Cambridge Visit.

26-10-2014 16:49

On Monday October 20th Daniel Taub, the Isreali Ambassador for London visited The Cambridge Debating Union (aka the Union) to speak, and was greeting by a noisy protest.

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