Activists shut down BAE Systems in Glasgow in protest over Israel Arms
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PROTESTERS have blockaded BAE Systems shipyard in Govan in protest of the company’s involvement in supplying Israel Arms.
On Wednesday morning protesters gathered at the BAE Systems site in Govan in response to calls to disrupt the flow of arms to Israel.
The company is the one of the UK’s leading military manufacturers, and makes 15% of the parts for the F-35 stealth bombers, which have been used by the IDF in carrying out air strikes in Gaza.
On May Day, the holiday for workers and trade unionists, the groups arrived at 5am to form picket lines across all entrances to the Glasgow site. This prevented any workers from entering and shut down operations for the day
Protest Ambassador, Justine Rosa, said: “We wanted to be really clear with this action that we are not targeting the workers at BAE.
“We are targeting the company, the bosses and the people who make the agreements in the OK government with Israel and make sure that arms continue to be sold there.”
Despite other European countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain all suspending the supply of arms to Israel, the UK has continued the sale of weapons to the state even with the threat of implicating the UK Government in allegations of genocide.
Activists believe the only way to prevent this is by stopping the sale of weapons to Israel and calling for a permanent ceasefire
Workers Liaison, Dan Bridges, said: “We are targeting the BAE because they are embedded in the OK government. They are a way of forcing the state to call an arms embargo and if not, we will force one from below.”
Gaza officials say that more than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed since tensions escalated on October 7.
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