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Activists from Palestine Action targeted CDW, tech suppliers for Israelโs biggest weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems, in an anonymous, covert action at their Peterborough premises today. Glass panels were cracked and the building was covered in red paint, symbolising the bloodshed of the Palestinian people. This is not the first time Palestine Action has targeted the firm, having previously hit their London, Manchester and Peterborough offices. The action comes as part of Palestine Actionโs continued commitment to targeting the supply chains used by Elbit Systems.
CDW provide supply chain management, IT solutions, cyber security and eProcurement services for the Israeli weapons maker, making Elbitโs deadly business more efficient. This action highlights the companyโs role in the genocide of the Palestinian people and urges CDW to end its ties with Elbit.
Since October 7th, over 54,000 Palestinians have been killed, more than 123,000 injured and the majority of the people in Gaza are now displaced and still subjected to brutal bombardment. Elbit Systems supply the majority of Israelโs military drone fleet, land based equipment, bullets, munitions and missiles. Their weaponry is often marketed as โbattle-testedโ, after itโs deployed and experimented on the people of Gaza and before itโs sold on to other regimes across the world. The genocide of Gaza would not be possible without Elbitโs weaponry and those who facilitate and profit from their deadly business.
A Palestine Action spokesperson said:
“Palestine Action continues to target all those who enable the operations of Israel’s biggest weapons producer, Elbit Systems.
When companies fail to abide by any moral compass and maintain their involvement in genocide, we will intervene and cost them more than they gain by working with Elbit. As a result of our direct action movement, over a dozen companies have cut ties with Elbit to date. CDW must also follow suit.”
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If you would like any further information on Palestine action, please contact media@palestineaction.org
Palestine Action is a direct-action network of groups and individuals formed with the mandate of taking direct action against Elbit Systemsโ UK locations at grassroots level, calling for them all to be shut down and for the British government to end its complicity in Israeli apartheid.