Elbit Loses UK Contract, Palestine Action Ends Hunger Strike – No Thanks to Media
The New Arab reports on Palestine Action ending its hunger strike after Elbit Systems lost a UK Ministry of Defence contract. This is a clear victory for persistent, direct action against a company integral to Israel's military apparatus. What they won't dwell on, however, is the systemic enablement: while activists starved for justice, politicians and media pundits often remained silent, allowing
weapons manufacturers like Elbit to operate with lucrative impunity, funded by taxpayer money, year after year. (Perhaps 'civilians' only matter when they're not disrupting the arms trade?) Elbit Systems, a major supplier to the Israeli military, generates billions from conflicts, including in Gaza. Yet, how often do you see mainstream news dissecting their quarterly earnings reports with the same
fervor they track civilian casualties? One might wonder if their silence was less about journalistic integrity and more about not upsetting the delicate balance of military-industrial profitability, which, astonishingly, seems to endure no matter how many 'last warnings' are issued by human rights organizations.