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July 21, 2024 - Palestine Action activists have broken into two factories which are part of Elbit’s supply chain, causing extensive damage. One group invaded the premises of Manchester-based Dean Group International, and another broke into Ametek Airtechnology in Sunbury on Thames.

Dean Group International uses a specialised technique called “investment casting” to manufacture components for arms companies, including Elbit’s Kent-based subsidiary, Instro Precision. This was verified last month when activists broke into the latter factory.

Ametek Airtechnology specialises in thermal and motion control solutions for weapons including missiles, military vehicles and fighter jets — including Israeli F-35 fighter jets used to bomb in Gaza. Ametek’s subsidiary United Electronic Industries lists Elbit Systems as a “valued customer” – a connection which was also confirmed through sightings of deliveries to Elbit’s Shenstone-based subsidiary, UAV Engines Ltd.

A Palestine Action spokesperson said: “Without suppliers such as Dean Group International and Ametek, Elbit couldn’t make weaponry which is used to commit genocide. Whilst our government continues to facilitate Elbit’s crimes, Palestine Action will continue to use direct action to end the complicity and shut Elbit down”. [video]/[video]

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BREAKING: Palestine Action steal sculptures of Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann, from the University of Manchester.

Weizmann secured the Balfour Declaration, a British pledge written 107 years ago today, which began the ethnic cleansing of Palestine by signing the land away.

Weizmann described the indigenous Palestinian population as "the rocks of Judea, obstacles that had to be cleared on a difficult path".

From the Balfour Declaration to today, Britain remains an active participant in the colonisation, genocide and occupation of Palestine.

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ok so if you live in the uk, you might have heard of the student rent strike at the university of manchester.

(its all pretty badass, actually. theres over 600 people witholding rent for official student accomodation. the main strike group occupied several buildings, including the main administrative offices, for weeks)

here's the bbc northwest report on the strike from a few months ago (showing both the occupations and conditions in student accomodation). and a bbc article about student strikers being forcibly removed from the occupied building.

and the wikipedia entry on the strikes, which i didnt even know existed. it has all the sources you might need, tbh, tho it doesnt cover the most recent stuff from what i see.

a few days ago the news went out that the university will seek disciplinary action against some of the students - something that the uni is, according to their own rules, not allowed to do, but is a stalling tactic that might prevent the students from passing the year or graduating. this is after the uni fined those withholding rent and violently removed strikers from occupied buildings.

please consider supporting the rent strike - here is a letter in support of students undergoing the discicplinary action (you dont have to have to be in the UK or have anything to do with UoM to sign it!) and you can also support the strikers financially!

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