[News] Activists successfully pressure Fisher German to drop Elbit Systems

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Activists successfully pressure Fisher German to drop Elbit Systems
Al Mayadeen English - December 14, 2023
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The property manager for Elbit Systems’ Shenstone drone factory, Fisher
German, cuts ties with the Israeli weapons manufacturer after a series of
direct actions carried out by Palestine Action.
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   - Palestine Action targets Fisher German in Birmingham on July 04, 2022.
   (Palestine Action via VX pictures)

Fisher German (FG), the property manager for Elbit Systems’ Shenstone drone
factory, has cut ties with the Israeli occupation's arms manufacturer
according to Palestine Action, which announced having received an email
confirmation from FG.

This comes after iO Associates, Elbit's former recruiters, decided to drop
the largest Israeli weapons manufacturer following a series of campaigns
carried out by the direct action network.

The real estate conglomerate acknowledged that it no longer had any links
to Elbit Systems
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-elbit-wins-new-95mln-arms-contract-for-an-unnamed-eu>
or the Shenstone headquarters of its subsidiary, UAV Engines Ltd (UEL). It
is worth noting that UEL designs and manufactures drone engines, which it
describes as "engines for various size tactical UAVs, target drones, and
single mission platforms."

This is significant because the plant is an important Elbit subsidiary that
manufactures the engine for the Hermes 450 surveillance drone that has been
modified to carry missiles.
Partners in genocide

FG was designated a target by Palestine Action for its complicity in the
ongoing genocide being carried out by the Israeli occupation
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-military-forcing-hospitals-to-cover-losses--israeli>
against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Moreover, FG also facilitated the Israeli weapon trade business in the UK
and thus became a target of the direct action network a couple of years
before the 2023 war on the Gaza Strip.

Palestine Action has repeatedly targeted Fisher German as part of a
campaign against companies involved in Elbit's blood-stained business.

The real estate firm was first attacked in 2021, when someone took over the
roof of their Harborne, Birmingham, headquarters (Vine Property
Management), and covered the site in paint.
Activists protest outside arms suppliers to 'Israel' across Europe

Earlier this month, activists blockaded and protested in front of weapons
manufacturers
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/activists-protest-outside-arms-suppliers-to--israel--across>
and suppliers to "Israel" across Europe.

These include Exxelia (Paris, France), TERMA Group (Aarhus and Copenhagen,
Denmark; Leiden, The Netherlands), and UAV Engines (Shenstone, UK).

A military component manufactured
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/palestine-action-uk-blocks-entrance-to-israeli-arms-factory>
by Exxelia enabled Israeli forces to precisely guide a missile to strike
the roof of the Shuheibar family home on July 17, 2014, killing three
children and seriously injuring two further children, according to the
Workers in Palestine group.

The group added that gun pods manufactured by TERMA Group enable the
occupation to mount excessive amounts of explosives to the otherwise small
and agile F-35s, citing a report in the Danish media that 75 children were
killed in Gaza in May 2021 and August 2022 by fighter jets carrying parts
from TERMA Group.

Eaton Mission Systems in Bournemouth, BAE Systems at Samlesbury Aerodrome
in Lancashire, L3Harris factory in Brighton and Hove, and BAE Govan in
Glasgow are the four manufacturing facilities currently producing F-35
stealth combat aircraft utilized by "Israel" in its war in Gaza.

In recent protests in the UK, demonstrators have targeted the facilities in
support of Palestine.

*Read more: Pro-Palestine protesters force closure of UK arms factories
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/pro-palestine-protesters-force-closure-of-uk-arms-factories>*
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