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SvennoJ on 15 July 2024
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UK activists sabotage factory, alleging ties to Israeli defence contractor

Activists with the group Palestine Action posted footage on X showing the infiltration and sabotage of a factory belonging to Hydrafeed, a United Kingdom firm specialising in robotic automation for manufacturing.

The footage shows the activists smashing equipment in a darkened warehouse. The group alleges that Hydrafeed supplies Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems, and claims that its people were able to exit the factory without being caught.

This is one of several protests and sabotage actions taken by Palestine Action against Elbit Systems and companies it alleges have done business with it since the beginning of the war on Gaza.




Corbyn among independent British MPs calling for implementing ICC warrant

Shortly after new UK Foreign Minister David Lammy shook hands with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, a small group of independent British lawmakers sent a letter calling for a fundamental shift in the UK’s approach.

Jeremy Corbyn and four other MPs reminded Lammy that the International Court of Justice has described the carnage in Gaza as a “plausible genocide” and that independent United Nations experts have said famine has taken hold in the enclave.

They write that the British government must stop its weapons sales to Israel, drop its legal challenges over the International Criminal Court’s decision to seek arrest warrants against Netanyahu, and impose sanctions on “individuals and entities inciting genocide against Palestinians”.

The lawmakers also want the British government to immediately resume and increase its funding to the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and work toward achieving a ceasefire.