The building houses a bank that protesters say is linked to Israel's largest weapons firm
The One building in Piccadilly Gardens , home to the Bank of New York Mellon, has been targeted multiple times by members of the Palestine Action group in recent months. Campaigners say the bank invests in Elbit Systems, Israel's biggest weapons firm.
"The bank invests in Israel’s largest weapons firm, Elbit Systems — making them complicit in the Gaza genocide."
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