UK court sentences Palestine Action activists for Elbit Systems raid, labelled a terrorist act
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A Woolwich Crown Court in the UK jailed four Palestine Action activists for five to eight years after some were convicted of criminal damage and GBH in a 2024 raid on the Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems; the judge described the act as terrorism, a label supporters dispute, arguing the protest aimed to stop weapons used in Gaza, as debates over Palestine Action’s ban and government policy continue outside the court.
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