Palestine Action Using Loophole to Fund UK Targeting of Israeli Defence Contractor

The activist group targeting the sites of Israeli-owned weapons factories in the UK is free to fundraise despite having no legal identity.

Palestine Action protesters in Oldham, where at least five people have been arrested after protests at a factory which pro-Palestinian activists claim supplies weapons to Israel, on April 13, 2021. PA Media

Palestine Action (PA), which is pursuing a vandalism-led strategy to shut down an Israeli arms manufacturer in the UK, is exploiting a loophole to fund its activities.

PA is participating in a nationwide sabotage campaign against Elbit Systems, a major supplier to the Ministry of Defence and one of Israel’s largest defence contractors.