UK Judge Sentences Palestine Action Activists To Over 20 Years In Prison
Four Palestine Action anti-genocide activists received combined prison sentences of over 20 years on 12 June for sabotaging an Israeli drone facility in the UK in 2024.
Judge Jeremy Johnson said an "aggravating factor" in his decision to imprison the activists was that they had a "terrorist connection."
In August 2024, the four activists raided the Elbit Systems research and development facility in Filton, near Bristol, causing more than £1 million ($1,342,000) in damage in an attempt to shut it down.
The facility conducts R&D for Tactical Multi-Rotor Quadcopter drones produced for the British Armed Forces and NATO. Elbit produces the same drones in Israel for use in Gaza.