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Report: After Years of Campaigning Against an Israeli Weapons Factory, It Was Direct Action That Shut It Down

by Rivkah Brown

On Monday, Elbit Systems announced the sale of its Oldham factory. Over years, local activists had been gradually building momentum for the campaign – until a direct action group turbocharged it. Rivkah Brown reports.

A British police officer wearing a blue shirt, yellow vest and protective goggles holds up a Taser at a shooting range.

Analysis: A Brief History of the Taser, the ‘Less-Lethal’ Police Weapon That Keeps Killing People

by Sandeep Sandhu

A police officer is finally standing trial for the death of footballer Dalian Atkinson, who died after being tased for six times longer than standard practice. The case has reignited debate around the police’s most controversial weapon and the company that produces it, writes Sandeep Sandhu.

Downstream: How Britain Supports Israel’s War on Palestine

In March this year the UK’s new military strategy declared Israel remains a ‘key strategic partner’. But what does that mean, and where does it sit in relation to Israel and its war on Palestine? Aaron Bastani is joined by Mark Curtis, editor and co-founder of Declassified UK.

Analysis: Of Course Israel Exports Arms and Policing Practices – It Has Spent Decades ‘Battle-Testing’ Them on Palestinians

by Riya Al'sanah and Rafeef Ziadah

Israel has made a lucrative business out of exporting arms and policing techniques. To deny this is to deny the lived experience of Palestinians - as well as countless books, research papers and human rights reports, write Riya Al'sanah and Rafeef Ziadah.

Stop DSEI: the People Disrupting the ‘World-Leading’ Arms Fairs

by Francesca Mills

One of the world’s largest arms fairs will begin in London on Monday. For a week, state of the art weapons will be exhibited at the DSEI Fair to select buyers invited by the UK government - including eight countries accused of human rights abuses. In the run up to the event, we spent a week talking to protesters and documenting their attempts to disrupt the fair.

Explainers: The UK Is Complicit in Israel’s Violence

On Monday the 14th of May the Israeli military killed 60 Palestinians and injured 2771. Dr David Wearing explains how this violence to a significant extent belongs to Britain as well.

#StopDSEI: 10 Reasons You Should Join the Campaign to Shut Down the Arms Fair

by Andrew Smith

Next month the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair will be descending on east London. Here are ten reasons you should join the campaign to shut it down.