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| 5 Palestine Action members appear in German court on charges of smashing Elbit site |
| 2026-04-28 |
| [IsraelTimes] Prosecutors at hearing in high-security court say anti-Israel activists shouted pro-Palestinian slogans as they vandalized Ulm office of Israeli defense firm Five people appeared in court in Stuttgart, Germany, on Monday, on charges of causing about 1 million euros’ ($1.17 million) worth of damage at the German site of an Israeli defense company, the court said. News outlets including Stuttgarter Zeitung and broadcaster SWR said the vandalized office belonged to Israeli defense electronics firm Elbit Systems, the latest office of the company to be attacked. Prosecutors say the defendants, aged 25 to 40, trespassed and shouted pro-Paleostinian statements as they smashed office equipment, measuring devices, and windows at the business in the southern city of Ulm, the court added. According to the charges, the defendants acted as members of anti-Israel organization Paleostine Action Germany, which later published videos claiming responsibility for the attack. The defendants, who were not named, are Irish, British, Spanish, and German, prosecutors said. Monday’s hearing took place in a high-security facility at the court, officials said. The Stuttgart court has previously said that more than a dozen hearings have been scheduled in the case through the end of July. Elbit, which has an office in Ulm, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The court did not identify Elbit as the target of the Ulm attack but said the company had been the target of attacks by Paleostine Action groups in 2024. The defense did suggest the target was Elbit. "We intend to use the proceedings to essentially turn the tables," said Benjamin Dusberg, one of the lawyers for the defendants, according to the Guardian. "We want to show that it’s not our clients who should be on the hook, but rather the Elbit bosses, who continued delivering weapons even during the genocide." Related: Stuttgart: 2025-12-21 Year in Review: Fort Bragg back on world's largest military installation Stuttgart: 2025-06-04 Germany sentences pro-Assad Syrian fighter to life for crimes against humanity Stuttgart: 2025-05-29 The Blatant Lie of Germany's Elite Related: Elbit 04/26/2026 Six charged in UK after allegedly driving van into entrance of Elbit-owned drone maker Elbit 04/25/2026 UK Palestine Action activist tells court his sledgehammer attack on officer was ‘reasonable’ Elbit 04/23/2026 Defense Ministry orders $200 million worth of aerial munitions from Elbit Related: Ulm: 2026-03-04 Emotionless Georgia dad is found GUILTY of 29 counts after his son allegedly murdered 4 in high school shooting Ulm: 2026-01-29 Israel’s antisemitism confab welcomes far-right pols, but draws less fire than last year Ulm: 2026-01-25 Syrian Army (former HTS) prepares to attack Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) positions, but in meantime hudna extended 15 days Related: Paleostine Action: 2026-04-25 UK Palestine Action activist tells court his sledgehammer attack on officer was ‘reasonable’ Paleostine Action: 2026-04-14 Massive Attack frontman arrested in London for backing banned anti-Israel group Paleostine Action: 2026-04-12 UK police arrest over 500 at London demonstration for Palestine Action support |
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