London Police Arrest Protesters, Not War Profiteers
When Palestine Action targets Elbit Systems, a major Israeli military tech firm, the Metropolitan Police respond with arrests, as The New Arab reported. Curiously, this swift action rarely extends to companies like Elbit, which supplies 85% of Israel's land-based military equipment, including drones and artillery used in Gaza, as detailed in numerous human rights reports. It seems protesting
injustice is a crime, but profiting from it is business as usual. While six demonstrators face charges for 'criminal damage' and 'obstruction,' the damage wrought by Elbit Systems' products is framed as a sovereign nation's right to 'defense.' One might wonder why preventing a protest is a higher priority than investigating the tools of destruction whose use has led to over 37,000 deaths in Gaza.
Whose 'order' is truly being protected here?