Three Palestine Action activists end UK hunger strike
Al Jazeera • • world
Key Points:
- Three British activists, Kamran Ahmed, Heba Muraisi, and Lewie Chiaramello, ended their hunger strike after a UK-based subsidiary of Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems was denied a £2.69 billion UK government contract.
- The activists, affiliated with Palestine Action and detained for alleged break-ins at Elbit Systems' UK site, had protested against the UK government's support for Israel amid its military assault on Gaza.
- The UK Ministry of Defence awarded the contract to a rival consortium led by Raytheon UK, which activists and Prisoners for Palestine hailed as a significant victory linked to their protest.
- Palestine Action was proscribed under the UK's Terrorism Act 2000, leading to arrests and criticism over restrictions on freedom
