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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Activist on trial for damaging UK sites of Israeli arms maker says he was justified

Elbit Systems logo
Logo of Israeli defence electronics firm Elbit Systems Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters

A co-founder of Palestine Action on trial with others for damaging an Israeli arms manufacturer’s UK sites has said they were justified because they were trying to stop people being bombed.

Richard Barnard, 51, and seven other defendants are accused of charges relating to actions against Elbit Systems Limited, which he said Palestine Action aims to “shut down”.

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