Over a year ago, I took direct action at Elite KL, a factory owned by Elbit Systems, Israel's largest weapons manufacturer. The factory makes crucial components for Israeli Merkava tanks, which are routinely used in attacks on the Palestinian people. In 2014, whilst Israel was bombing Gaza, women and children would shelter in a UN school. Whilst they were doing so, a Merkava tank was used to shell the school, massacring those inside. 

Before I took action I met a young Palestinian boy who was suffering from chemical burns after an Israeli bomb dropped near him. He told me about the struggle of the Palestinian people under Israeli apartheid. I learnt about how Gaza in Palestine, is under a brutal land, air and sea blockade, and is one of the most densely populated areas on Earth. The majority of Palestinians in Gaza are children and refugees who've previously been displaced by the Israeli military. Regularly, they are murdered using weapons by Elbit Systems, which they market as "battle-tested" as a result. 

After decades of lobbying, signing petitions, and A to B marches, the situation in Palestine has only gotten worse. It's one of the worst crimes that is happening today and I can either look at my future children and say I did something about it or say I did nothing. I chose to do something.

After taking action, I plead NOT GUILTY to charges of "criminal damage" totalling over £300K. I'm asking for support to finance my legal costs. My trial will be in May 2024 at Stafford Crown Court.

Thank you!!! 

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