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Scotiabank Subsidiary Fully Divests From Israeli Arms Firm

February 17, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. Resist! BDS Movement, Elbit, Israel, ScotiaBank, United Kingdom (UK), weapons

Scotiabank's subsidiary firm, 1832 Asset Management, has sold its remaining shares in Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems Ltd., according to regulatory filings reported on 16 February. The latest disclosure to the US Securities and Exchange Commission no longer lists Elbit among 1832’s holdings, ending an investment that once made the Canadian bank the company’s largest foreign shareholder. In a press release on Monday, No Arms in the Arts, a Canada-based arts coalition opposing institutional ties to the arms trade and Israel’s actions in Palestine, and Just Peace Advocates, a Canadian human rights organization, said the sale followed “more than two years of sustained organizing that made the bank’s investment a liability.”

Palestine Action Activists Cleared In Elbit Systems ‘Burglary’ Case

February 4, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. Educate! Israel, Legal System, Palestine Action, United Kingdom (UK), weapons

Six Palestine Action activists were cleared of aggravated burglary charges on 4 February after a jury at Woolwich Crown Court in south London returned not-guilty verdicts. The case centered on a 2024 break-in at a UK facility operated by Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems, leading to the defendants being accused of infiltrating the site with the “intent to use violence.” The action was framed as aggravated burglary, carrying a potential life sentence. After a trial that began in November 2025, jurors acquitted Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, Fatema Zainab Rajwani, Zoe Rogers, and Jordan Devlin of aggravated burglary.

Dockworkers In Mediterranean Ports Announce Coordinated Antiwar Action

January 30, 2026 Ana Vracar, People's Dispatch. Resist! Dockworkers, International Day of Action, Italy, weapons

Workers in more than 20 Mediterranean ports are preparing for an international day of action on February 6 to oppose the growing militarization of transport infrastructure, as well as port management’s and governments’ complicity in the genocide in Gaza. “If we don’t take this step, all our other demands will be crushed under war,” Francesco Staccioli of the Italian union Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) warned during a launch event on Tuesday. The mobilization aims to prevent arms shipments, reject rearmament, and oppose the impact of a war economy on workers’ rights and social security systems. Notably, the day of action is being launched to “ensure that European and Mediterranean ports are places of peace, free from any involvement in war,” according to an earlier announcement.

Italian Workers Are Building A Global Movement Against Fascism, Launch February 6

January 26, 2026 Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. Featured Campaign, Podcast - Clearing The FOG Dockworkers, Fascism, General Strikes, Italy, Palestine, weapons

Last Fall, Italians turned out in massive numbers to support the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza and to stop weapons shipments to Israel. They held nationwide days of action to "Block Everything." The Unione Syndicale de Base (USB), a grassroots worker-led organization, supported those actions and is now building an international day of action on February 6 against militarization and for stronger social programs. Clearing the FOG speaks with Francesco Staccioli, who leads USB's international organizing, about the current conditions for workers in Italy, state repression, and the necessity of building a global movement against the rise of fascism. Staccioli describes fascism as a product of capitalism and warns that we must work in solidarity to stop fascism and build alternative structures.

Italian Union Urges US Unions To Join General Strike For Palestine

January 24, 2026 LVP, IndyBay.org. Resist! Dockworkers, General Strike, International Solidarity, Italy, Palestine, weapons

Italian USB Union Urges US Longshore Workers & Unions To Join 2/6/26 General Strike For Palestine The Italian workers union USB and it's dockers section representative Francesco Staccioli reported on the international call for action against military weapons to Israel, against militarism and attacks on the working class on February 6, 2026. They reported on the attacks on the unions and Palestinian activists as well as the need to fight fascism. They also talked about the threat of AI and the militarization of the ports of Europe as the capitalists massively increase military spending.

Trump Boasts Disproportionate Use Of Force During Assault On Venezuela

January 23, 2026 Yuleidys Hernández Toledo, Orinoco Tribune. Educate! Donald Trump, US Military Invasion, Venezuela, weapons

The president of the US empire, Donald Trump, has admitted and boasted once again about the use of “unprecedented weapons” during the US military invasion of Venezuela on January 3, when he ordered the bombing of the South American nation and the kidnapping of the sovereign President Nicolás Maduro and the First Lady and National Assembly Deputy Cilia Flores. Speaking at the World Economic Forum this Wednesday, January 21, in Davos, Switzerland, Trump referred to the criminal act that murdered more than 100 people, stating that “unprecedented weapons were used two weeks ago” in Venezuela.

Mediterranean Dockworkers Mobilize For Antiwar Strike February 6

January 22, 2026 John Catalinotto, Workers World. Resist! Dockworkers, Mediterranean, Strikes, Wars and Militarism, weapons

The grassroots union (Unione Sindacale di Base) of dockworkers located in Genoa, Italy, which has held antiwar general strikes in the summer and fall of 2025, is moving forward with an international general strike for Feb. 6, 2026. This Jan. 23 they are holding a national assembly in Genoa to mobilize for the international strike. In a release calling for the assembly, the USB wrote: “Dockworkers call for action. We refuse to collaborate with rearmament policies. We do not want the docks to be privatized and become a tool of the military. We do not want to work for war.

Leaked Documents Reveal US Plan To Bankroll New Israeli Tank Factory

January 13, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. Educate! Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Palestine, Wars and Militarism, weapons

Washington may bankroll the construction of a new Israeli armored vehicle plant with up to $2 billion from military aid funds, according to US documents cited by Haaretz newspaper. Last year, an Israeli ministerial panel for defense procurement approved the “Armored Vehicle Acceleration Project,” an initiative aimed at boosting the production rate of Israel’s Merkava tank, as well as its Namer and Eitan personnel carriers. The initiative is meant to span a five-year period. Two US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) presentations cited by Haaretz show that Washington is likely to take part in financing, designing, and constructing the “Joint Systems Manufacturing Center.”

EU Bankrolls Israeli Arms Makers Via Civilian Research Programs

January 7, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. Educate! Academic Research, arms embargo, European Union (EU), Genocide, Palestine, weapons

The EU has diverted millions in funding meant for civilian research programs over to Israeli arms manufacturers, according to public data cited by Middle East Eye (MEE). The data shows that Israeli firms crucial to Tel Aviv’s military industry have repeatedly taken part in EU-supported research, including as part of the Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020 programs. Horizon Europe is a major EU research and innovation funding program that builds on its predecessor Horizon 2020. Both aim to boost science and address issues such as climate change.

China Imposes Sanctions On Dozens Of US Weapons Manufactures

December 30, 2025 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. Resist! China, Sanctions, Taiwan, weapons

On Friday, December 26, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions against US weapons manufacturing firms and their high-level officials over Washington’s decision to allow billions of dollars of arms sales to Taiwan. The 20 weapons manufacturing firms sanctioned by China include companies like Northrop Grumman Corporation, L3Harris Maritime Services, and Boeing. At least 10 senior executives related to these firms, including Palmer Luckey, founder of Anduril Industries, have also been sanctioned. The sanctions freeze all the movable and unmovable properties in China belonging to these firms and individuals.

Eastern Europe: Resistance Grows To Militarism, Israeli Arms Production

December 29, 2025 Ana Vracar, People's Dispatch. Resist! Eastern Europe, Elbit, Genocide, Israel, Romania, weapons

As Western European elites scramble to maintain influence amid waning backing from the Trump administration and growing domestic opposition to pro-militarization, anti-people policies, countries in Eastern Europe are faced with a different set of dynamics. Starting from distinct political and economic conditions, movements across the region are organizing against expected cuts and deepening ties with Israel’s genocidal regime, while also pushing back against local elites seeking to profit from the EU’s expanding armament agenda. Peoples Dispatch spoke with Oana Uiorean and Vlad Mureşan of the Elbit OUT! campaign in Romania about the specific challenges facing left movements in the region and efforts to build strong Palestine solidarity campaigns in Eastern Europe.

Elbit Systems At Center Of NATO Corruption Investigation

December 10, 2025 Ana Vracar, People's Dispatch. Educate! Corruption, Elbit, Israel, NATO, weapons

Israeli weapons giant Elbit Systems is at the center of a corruption investigation involving NATO’s procurement agency, according to a series of reports published by the French outlet La Lettre in collaboration with Belgian and Dutch partners. As part of this ongoing inquiry, contracts between the company and the war alliance, estimated in the millions of euros, have been frozen, the media organizations suggest. The outlets reported that internal NATO communications dated July 2025 listed 15 contracts as suspended after inquiries were launched against current and former employees of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA).

Activists Picket Largest Civilian Weapons Warehouse For Israeli Military In US

December 8, 2025 Fatima Patel and Naji Al-Ali, Popular Resistance. Resist! Genocide, Maersk, New Jersey (NJ), Palestine, weapons, Zim

Jersey City, NJ - On Friday, December 5 at 5:30 am over 50 anti-genocide activists picketed the G&B Packing warehouse in Jersey City. According to an explosive report by Progressive International and the Palestinian Youth Movement and an investigative feature by Dropsite News, both released on November 24. The warehouse, located at 1A Colony Road in Jersey City, processes over 1,000 tons of military cargo shipped by ZIM and Maersk to the Zionist state every week in coordination with its logistics branch and sister company Interglobal Forwarding Services.

As Canadian Weapons Enter Sudan, Activists Decry Canada’s UAE Ties

December 8, 2025 Jillian Kestler-D’Amours, Truthout. Resist! Canada, Genocide, Sudan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), weapons

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has hailed a new economic deal with the United Arab Emirates as a way to “attract billions of dollars in investments into Canada.” The $50 billion agreement — $70-billion in Canadian dollars — was announced as Carney travelled to Abu Dhabi in November for talks with Emirati leaders, and comes as Canada attempts to diversify its economic partners as it contends with effects of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. “We’re building big things, and the UAE wants to build with us,” the Canadian leader said in a social media post about the pact.

Chris Hedges Report: The Palestine Laboratory

November 20, 2025 Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. Resistance Report Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Wars and Militarism, weapons, Weapons testing

Filmmaker, author and journalist Antony Loewenstein documents how Israel has used Gaza as a weapons showcase. Spyware, killer drones, robot dogs and other weapons are debuted in Gaza and field-tested on the civilian population, demonstrating their effectiveness to regimes around the world that await their chance to purchase them. Loewenstein joins host Chris Hedges on this episode of The Chris Hedges Report to chronicle what he has learned from writing The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World and producing The Palestine Laboratory, a documentary based on the book.

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