[News] Elbit Eight Trial Delayed - #ElbitIsGuilty, We Are Not!

[Anti-Imperialist News]

/"Resistance against Elbit is a duty, a duty that will be answered 
regardless of what the British courts have to say."/

The landmark case of the Elbit Eight has been delayed to November 2023, 
it was decided in a court hearing earlier this week. The charges still 
stand and are highly politically motivated - an act of calculated 
lawfare levelled at the movement that shut down an Israeli arms factory. 
Its delay follows on from three prior delays to the trial over two years 
- most notably in May 2021, when Gaza was under attack by Israel.

In addition to this, the trial of the Kingsway 3 entered court this 
week. On the third day it was announced by the judge that the trial 
would be put on hold to a further date, after Elbit Systems failed to 
provide necessary evidence pertaining to the company's activities. Once 
again, Elbit are shying away from the courts and the prospect of 
scrutiny they offer.

A number of cases faced by members of Palestine Action have faced 
significant delay, whilst many have walked free after charges being 
dropped, owing to "unrealistic prospects of conviction" and the repeated 
failures of Elbit to provide evidence to the courts. Last month, five 
activists saw all charges dropped following action taken in July at 
Elbit subsidiary 'UAV Engines', where combat drone parts and engines are 
manufactured.

Nevertheless, the campaign to prove #ElbitIsGuilty continues, comprising 
all our ongoing and upcoming legal battles. Regardless of legal 
outcomes, we know that history will vindicate our actions, whilst Elbit 
and the international arms trade will be condemned to the dustbin of 
history. Resistance against Elbit is a duty, a duty that will be 
answered regardless of what the British courts have to say.

Support activists who #ShutElbitDown in London. Mobilise at Highbury 
Corner Magistrates Court from 9:30 am on the 11th, 12th and 13th October 
next week.

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