PRO-PALESTINE activists have blockaded the Thales plant in Govan in Glasgow as they call for the UK Government to end arms sales to Israel.
The company has a contract with Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems, which produces 85% of drones used by the Israel Defence Forces as well as the same proportion of the country’s land-based equipment.
Among them was 39-year-old care worker Tom who said: “There is a full-blown famine happening right now in Gaza with children and elderly so starved they can barely walk. “But still the UK and Scottish governments are doing nothing. Through its relationship with Elbit Systems, a company like Thales operating here in Glasgow is complicit in the genocide of Palestinians.Also at the protest was Katy, 28, who works with a Scottish university. She said: “In Palestine homes, hospitals, mosques, churches, schools and universities have been wilfully destroyed by Israel through relentless aerial bombardments.
“While those outside our site in Glasgow have the right to protest peacefully, we will work with authorities to prosecute anyone who threatens our employees, our property or our important work for the UK armed forces.”We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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