[News] While most of us slept, Palestine Action was a bit busy derailing the activities of two genocide-complicit companies

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While most of us slept, Palestine Action was a bit busy derailing the
activities of two genocide-complicit companies
The Canary
April 10, 2024
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Palestine <https://www.thecanary.co/topics/palestine/> Action has targeted
two companies complicit in Israel <https://www.thecanary.co/topics/israel/>‘s
ongoing genocide in Gaza in one night, due to their association with
weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems.
Palestine Action: two hits in one night – both linked to Elbit

Overnight on Wednesday 10 April, activists from Palestine Action
<https://www.thecanary.co/?s=Palestine+Action> targeted ADS Group’s London
office and Avnet’s and EBV Elektronik’s facility in Waltham Park,
Berkshire. Red paint was sprayed across ADS Groups office and a message was
spray painting which read ‘Eid Mubarak Gaza’ and ‘ADS Drop Elbit’:

In Berkshire, activists similarly covered the premises in red paint and
shattered windows:
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ADS Group, Avnet and EBV Elektronik all profit from working with Israel’s
largest weapons firm, Elbit Systems. Elbit Systems supply
<https://investigate.afsc.org/company/elbit-systems> the Israeli military
with 85% of their drone fleet and land-based equipment, as well as all of
their small calibre ammunitions (bullets).

In addition, Elbit’s production of munitions, bombs, missiles and digital
warfare has been described by the CEO
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEexR-3VrjI> as crucial to enabling the
Gaza genocide.

Specifically, ADS Group act as representatives and advocates of the world’s
largest arms dealers. ADS’ business is the promotion of companies such as Elbit
Systems <https://www.adsgroup.org.uk/members/elbit-systems-uk-ltd/> within
government <https://www.adsgroup.org.uk/services/> and at arms fairs.
Acting to facilitate the business of Israel’s largest weapons company – and
promoting them with lobbying – ADS Group are deeply complicit in the
ongoing Gaza genocide.

Avnet, owners of EBV Elektronik, describe themselves as a ‘leading
<https://news.avnet.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2023/Avnet-Insights-Survey-Shows-Engineers-Have-Reached-a-Turning-Point/default.aspx#:~:text=global%2520customer%2520database.-,About%2520Avnet,and%2520from%2520prototype%2520to%2520production.>
global
technology distributor’ and boast of their involvement in the production of
the F-35 lightning
<https://my.avnet.com/emea/solutions/markets/aerospace-and-defense/> programme.
The F-35 fighter jet is frequently used by the Israeli military to commit
massacres
<https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/dutch-court-orders-halt-export-f-35-jet-parts-israel-2024-02-12/#:~:text=The%2520appeals%2520court%2520also%2520said,the%2520permit%2520for%2520the%2520exports.>
in Gaza. In addition, the company supplies electronics for Elbit Systems
weaponry and has been operating in Israel since 2001
<https://my.avnet.com/emea/about-us/avnet-companies/avnet-in-israel/>.
Israel: fomenting the ‘worst Ramadan’ Palestinians have ‘ever lived’

Since 7 October, Israel has killed at least 33,360 Palestinians and injured
over 75,993
<https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/33360-palestinians-killed-israels-military-offensive-gaza-since-oct7-2024-04-09/#:~:text=April%209%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20At,health%20ministry%20reported%20on%20Tuesday.>.
As Eid Al-Fitr begins, Palestinians will struggle to commemorate this
religious holiday considering the ongoing brutality they are facing.

“There is no joy or appetite for celebrating the holy occasion,” Ahmed
Ismail, a shopkeeper in Rafah, told *Al Jazeera
<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/10/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israel-bombards-gaza-kills-14-in-nuseirat-camp>*.
“Even children have no interest in toys as they did in the past. This is
the worst season we have ever lived.”

*Featured image and additional images via Palestine Action*
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