UK court jails Palestine Action activists over Elbit raid (opens in new tab)

A London court on June 12 sentenced four Palestine Action activists over an August 2024 raid on an Elbit Systems UK facility near Bristol. They had been convicted of criminal damage, and Samuel Corner was also convicted of grievous bodily harm without intent. Justice Jeremy Johnson ruled the offences had a “terrorist connection,” saying the defendants aimed to shut down Elbit or pressure the British government to stop the company’s UK operations. The raid caused about £1.2 million ($1.6 milli...