Above photo: A Palestine Action activist on the roof of a US-owned weapons factory, Teledyne CML Composites, in Wirral, October 2, 2024. Palestine Action.
Palestine Action activists shut down a factory today that is known to supply crucial parts for warplanes being used in Israel’s Gaza genocide.
Contamination of this clean room will cause severe disruption to the production of Israel’s F-35 fighter jet components.
When our government fails to abide by their legal duty to end complicity in genocide, it’s up to ordinary people to take action.
Watch this space. pic.twitter.com/Q26JYL8zBv
— Palestine Action (@Pal_action) October 2, 2024
They climbed onto the roof of Teledyne CML Composites in Bromborough on the Wirral, cut holes into it and sprayed blood-red paint into the factory.
According to a senior Teledyne manager, contamination of their clean rooms could stop production for up to 12 months.
Actionists just got through to the clean room for Israel’s F-35 fighter jet parts. pic.twitter.com/wnd4a7U4BG
— Palestine Action (@Pal_action) October 2, 2024
Parent company Teledyne Technologies is the single-largest exporter of weaponry from Britain to Israel.
CML Composites specialises in components for the F-35 fighter jet, which Israel has used to drop 2,000lb bombs on Gaza.
Activists from the group previously targeted the site in July, driving a van through the factory gates before drenching it in red paint.
Its sister site, Teledyne Defence and Space in Shipley, was occupied in April, which prevented the manufacture of military electronics bound for Israel.
Last month, a jury at Bradford Crown Court refused to convict the activists of causing criminal damage over their action in Shipley.
All three actionists released on bail after they halted the production of Israel’s F-35 fighter jet parts pic.twitter.com/HxEvpIdUiI
— Palestine Action (@Pal_action) October 3, 2024