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The #ElbitEight Trial
November 13, 2023 @ 10:00 am - December 22, 2023 @ 4:30 pm
Eight actionists, including co-founders of Palestine Action, face trial for a range of actions during the first 6 months after our direct action network launched. The group face a variety of different charges, including conspiracy to blackmail, burgle and destroy Israel’s arms trade in Britain.
They are the first activists in nearly a decade to face charges of blackmail, and if convicted, the state will be able to argue that the co-founders of Palestine Action should be unable to campaign in any way on Palestine.
This trial involves actions against several Elbit sites in Britain, as well as their landlords and partners. The actionists will fight in court to prove Elbit is the guilty party, and their actions were justified and necessary.