Four activists face criminal charges after sabotaging UK weapons factory
Four activists face criminal charges after sabotaging a weapons factory in the United Kingdom’s Shipley, according to the anti-war group Palestine Action.
The network of activists said the four managed to halt production of parts for Israel’s missiles and fighter jets in their effort at the facility belonging to US-based industrial conglomerate Teledyne Technologies in April and are now facing charges “despite acting to stop a genocide”.
Four actionists dismantled Teledyne's weapons factory in Shipley in April 2024. By doing so, they halted the production of parts for Israel's missiles and fighter jets.
Now, they face criminal charges despite acting to stop a genocide. Stand in solidarity with the #Shipley4 as… pic.twitter.com/NC6XNYMHz7
— Palestine Action (@Pal_action) August 19, 2024
Defend the right to bomb children! Fuck the UK government. Bunch of war criminals supporting war criminals.
Turkey says ‘bloodthirsty Netanyahu gov’t’ must be held accountable
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has noted that the Israeli military has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza, mostly women and children, adding that “the bloodthirsty Netanyahu government must be held accountable before international courts as soon as possible”.
Israel continues to “commit crimes against humanity by indiscriminately killing humanitarian aid workers and volunteers, especially UNRWA staff”, the ministry said about the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees.
Scottish government suspends all meetings with Israel
External Affairs Secretary Angus Robertson says the Scottish government will not accept any invitation for further meetings with Israel until there is real progress on the Gaza conflict.
“This will remain our position until such time as real progress has been made towards peace, unimpeded access to humanitarian assistance is provided and Israel cooperates fully with its international obligations on the investigation of genocide and war crimes,” Robertson said.
He made the comments after he met Israel’s deputy ambassador to the UK, Daniela Grudsky, about two weeks ago, sparking criticism within the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Robertson said his view was that given Grudsky had requested the meeting, it was “an opportunity to express the Scottish government’s clear and unwavering position” on the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
“And I did exactly that. No one intended that this meeting be presented as legitimatising the actions of the Israeli government in Gaza,” he said, adding that the Scottish government has been consistent in its “unequivocal condemnation of the atrocities” in Gaza.
