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Liverpool Arms Fair OCCUPIED by Palestine Action​
















PRESS RELEASE
11/10/21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Breaking: Liverpool Arms Fair OCCUPIED by Palestine Action
  • The site of the Liverpool Arms Fair, due to open tomorrow morning, has been occupied by Palestine Action activists, who are currently on the roof of the venue, the ACC Arena.
  • After a dozen activists stormed the site, two are currently occupying the roof to disrupt the commencement of the event.
  • Activists are occupying the site in order to prevent the normalisation of war crimes – war crimes which event attendees facilitate through their export of arms to Israel and elsewhere
At the ACC Arena – the site of the Liverpool Arms Fair, which is due to commence tomorrow morning – activists have begun occupation of the event venue, to prevent the firms in attendance from conducting their business of bloodshed in Liverpool.
Due to appear at the fair – in attendee, key note speaker, and marketing capacities – are a number of the world’s most morally despicable companies: from Elbit Systems, to ELTA, Raytheon, L3 Harris, BAE Systems and more. Fairs such as this would offer these companies the opportunity to showcase their products to governments and procurement agencies across the globe, and by holding these fairs in major cities in broad daylight, organisers are attempting to normalise their murderous operations.
Altogether, 4 Israeli arms firms and 13 International arms firms which supply the Israeli military were due to appear at the event. These firms are already complicit in war crimes, repression, and apartheid in Palestine, and it is immoral and insulting to then invite them to hold their discussions and sales talks in our towns and cities. Local residents, organising groups, and councillors have all spoken out against the arms fair, with protests taking place over the last month in an attempt to have the event cancelled. The council, event and venue organisers were all happy to ignore these calls – leaving direct action to stop the fair as the only viable option for activists.
After a dozen activists stormed the site at 19:00 Monday evening, two activists successfully scaled the building, and are occupying the ACC roof. Ahead of tomorrow’s event, activists will endure police harrassment, intimidation, and removal attempts, and are hoping to prevent the arms fair from opening in the morning.
The action will continue as long as it can, and aims to be as disruptive as possible. A Palestine Action spokesperson has said the following:
“This event cannot be allowed to go ahead. Liverpool’s residents don’t want arms dealers and war criminals gathering in their city, and its presence is an insult to our Palestinian, Iraqi, Afghan citizens, and all others whose homelands have been devastated by the products of Raytheon, Elbit, ELTA, and the other despicable firms meeting in the ACC. After the council and event organisers failed to act, our activists have taken it upon themselves to uphold human rights by disrupting this festival of criminality.”
This occupation of the ACC is an escalation of previous protests and actions taken across the city. After thousands gathered to voice their opposition to the event, other actions by Palestine Action have involved covering the venue in blood-red paint, but these calls to stop the arms fair have been ignored as organisers press ahead with this unwelcome and unethical meeting.
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Suppose this might as well go here:
www.crowdjustice.com

Fight Apartheid by Supporting our Israeli Client's Claim for Asylum

IHRC is a human rights NGO campaigning for justice
www.crowdjustice.com www.crowdjustice.com

Our client is a Jewish rabbinical student from Israel who vocally supports the struggle for Palestinian rights, and strongly opposes Zionism and Israeli apartheid on religious and political grounds.

After he was detained and beaten by the Israeli authorities on several occasions for peacefully protesting against Israeli state policies, he fled to the UK and claimed asylum.

The UK Home Office rejected his asylum claim and our client has appealed the decision to an independent Tribunal.

He argues that Israel's apartheid government persecutes anti-Zionists like him, and that he'll be conscripted into Israel's armed forces and made complicit in war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Hearing relisted for 27 October 2021, Call to Attend Solidarity Vigil​

Our client’s asylum appeal will now be heard at 10 am on Wednesday 27 October 2021 at the Immigration Tribunal, 2 Piccadilly Plaza, Mosely Street Manchester M1 4AH.
We are organising a vigil from 9am outside the court building in solidarity with our client and all those who have been persecuted by the Israeli apartheid regime. We encourage all opponents of apartheid and supporters of justice to attend.
We are immensely grateful for your support to date but we are still quite a distance from raising the funds needed for our client’s legal challenge. Please donate generously and share the link with all your contacts.
Our client has been humbled by your continued support and sends his gratitude.
Please continue to support this case by
1.Making a donation to our client’s legal fund.
2.Attending the solidarity vigil outside the court building on 27 October 2021.
3.Writing a letter of support to our client. Please send to info@ihrc.org and we will forward them to him.
4. Sharing this update on your social media platforms
The case continues to receive wide coverage in the international press. The news stories can be accessed below.
Haaretz
Israeli yeshiva student could open asylum doors to conscientious objectors, Palestinians ...
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Court case starting in Stafford on the 10th:
www.palestineaction.org

Crown Court Trial of 'Shenstone 6' Begins NEXT WEEK: Protests Called for Outside of Court

he trial of the 'Shenstone 6' is due to begin next week, from the Monday the 10th of January and is set to last two weeks, at Stafford Crown Court. Protests have been called for every day of the trial, to call the government out on these spurious charges.
www.palestineaction.org www.palestineaction.org

Also, a successful acquittal from December:
www.palestineaction.org

Palestine Action Activists Found NOT GUILTY After Defacing Israeli Arms Company

Three Palestine Action activists, dubbed the 'Elbit Three', have today been found not guilty of criminal damage charges in a trial taking place at Newcastle-under-Lyme Magistrates Court.
www.palestineaction.org www.palestineaction.org
And Palestine Action's review of the year:
www.palestineaction.org

Looking back: Palestine Action’s strongest moments from 2021

not just for us, but across the globe, as we witnessed an unprecedented surge in support and mobilisation for Palestine. Liberation isn't light work and none of us can do it alone; thanks to many of you, we played an active part in calling for an end to violence against Palestinians. Here are...
www.palestineaction.org www.palestineaction.org
 
Freedom write-up:
freedomnews.org.uk

Palestine Action: A watershed victory - Freedom News

In The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845), Friederich Engels describes the good folk of Manchester and those unfortunate souls that toiled in the ‘dark, satanic’ mills (as described by William Blake) of the surrounding area. In the 19th century, these mills processed raw materials...
freedomnews.org.uk freedomnews.org.uk
 
Full write-up:
www.palestineaction.org

BREAKING: Another defeat for Elbit as case against activists dropped by judge

Three Palestine Action activists have had the case against them dropped in a trial at Birmingham Magistrates Court. After taking on a company complicit in Elbit's business of bloodshed, 'abuse of process' by the prosecution has led to these activists being cleared of charges. This was the second...
www.palestineaction.org www.palestineaction.org
 
I respect how regularly these seem to be happening:
www.birminghammail.co.uk

Six people arrested after activists storm factory roof

Campaigners occupied the roof of Elbit Systems on Lynn Lane
www.birminghammail.co.uk www.birminghammail.co.uk

www.palestineaction.org

Palestine Action Raid and Dismantle an Israeli Arms Factory in Shenstone

Palestine Action have raided Elbit System's subsidiary, UAV Engines Ltd, in Shenstone, Staffordshire at 7.15 this morning. The activists have sprayed blood-red paint and begun dismantling the weapons factory, whilst occupying the roof to prevent site operations. With windows smashed and...
www.palestineaction.org www.palestineaction.org
 
hitmouse said:
Suppose this might as well go here:
www.crowdjustice.com

Fight Apartheid by Supporting our Israeli Client's Claim for Asylum

IHRC is a human rights NGO campaigning for justice
www.crowdjustice.com www.crowdjustice.com
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An update from the Israeli asylum-seeker case:

The First-tier Tribunal has allowed our client’s appeal on the basis that returning him to Israel would result in his being subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment on account of his mental health condition.

Although the Tribunal dismissed our client’s asylum appeal, he has been granted permission to argue those points at the Upper Tribunal which has the power to issue binding guidance.

A Resident Judge of the First-Tier Tribunal found that it was arguable that the judge who dismissed the asylum appeal had committed legal errors by

1.Failing to analyse his fear of persecution as an anti-Zionist at the hands of Israel’s apartheid regime;

2.Failing to consider whether he would have to live discreetly as an anti-Zionist if returned to Israel;

3.Placing undue weight on the untested hearsay evidence of his father about whether he was exempt from military service, over and above the evidence of numerous expert witnesses and multiple objective sources; and

Failing to take into account extensive evidence of the ways in which the Israeli government and non-state actors persecute Orthodox Jewish anti-Zionist members of the Neturei Karta in particular.

We urgently require funds for the Error of Law hearing before the Upper Tribunal where our client will be seeking to persuade the senior judges to set aside the decision of the lower court and list the case for country guidance on the nature of Israeli apartheid that will bind future judges.
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Statement from his lawyers here:
 
Bit of a bump. Just wanted to ask, who are good to get involved with for the Palestinian cause in Britain? I see Palestine Action has come up a few times on this thread, don't know anything about them. What it is, I'd like to get involved with solidarity for Palestinians but unfortunately there seems to be an element of antisemitism and pro-Assad bastardness types who've attached themselves to some groups. Any advice welcome!
 
Call for people to turn up at Glasgow Sheriff Court from 1pm tomorrow (the 12th) in support of the Thales defendants:
 
Lots of Palestine Action court cases ongoing, sounds like the biggest one will be happening in Snaresbrook in October:
www.palestineaction.org

Elbit Is Guilty: Support the #ElbitEight

On October 10th, eight Palestine Action activists known as the #ElbitEight will be facing trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court. This is set to be the biggest battle to #ShutElbitDown to date, providing a chance to expose Elbit in the courts and prove that #ElbitAreGuilty.
www.palestineaction.org www.palestineaction.org

Full list of upcoming cases here:
www.palestineaction.org

Elbit on Trial

We take direct action against Israeli arms company, Elbit Systems, and their morally bankrupt accomplices, implicated in a killer supply chain. The damages are found in the loss of human life in Gaza, in Grenfell and all across the world. Below are a list of all cases faced by Palestine Action...
www.palestineaction.org www.palestineaction.org
 
Permanent protest camp set up at Shenstone, if there's anyone in that area:
www.palestineaction.org

Palestine Action Camp

Palestine Action have set up camp outside UAV Engines Ltd, the Israeli drones factory that has rightly been a prime target for extensive direct action as part of the #ShutElbitDown campaign.
www.palestineaction.org www.palestineaction.org
 
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