PROTESTERS across the UK have targeted arms factories and Government offices with calls for arms exports to Israel to immediately end ...
PROTESTERS across the UK have targeted arms factories and Government offices with calls for arms exports to Israel to immediately end.
Speaking from the Govan protest, activist Justine Rosa told The National: “BAE is involved in a couple of projects that are part of the Israeli genocide on Palestinians. They make parts for F-35 fighter jets, not on this site but in many other sites in the UK, and they’re also involved in fitting Israeli defence armour into boats at this site.", saying it was “undeniable that there is a clear risk the exported F-35 parts are used in serious violations of international humanitarian law”.
One protester, Jay, told The National he had not been involved in such a protest before, but after joining rallies such as those held in central Glasgow on the Buchanan Street steps, “it became more and more obvious that direct action was needed”. All three arrests linked to the UK-wide demonstrations happened in London, outside Government buildings.
A BAE Systems spokesperson said: “The ongoing violence in the Middle East is having a devastating impact on civilians in the region and we hope the parties involved find a way to end the violence as soon as possible.
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