{"id":1484904,"date":"2024-02-06T15:43:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T15:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1674144"},"modified":"2024-02-06T15:43:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T15:43:47","slug":"palestine-action-target-another-firm-cdw-directly-profiting-from-israels-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/02\/06\/palestine-action-target-another-firm-cdw-directly-profiting-from-israels-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestine Action target another firm, CDW, directly profiting from Israel\u2019s genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Activists from Palestine<\/a> Action have anonymously targeted the Peterborough offices of CDW, tech suppliers for Israel’s biggest weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems. Windows were shattered and the site was covered in red paint, symbolising the bloodshed of the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n

CDW: targeted by Palestine Action<\/h2>\n

CDW<\/a> provide supply chain management, IT solutions, cyber security, and eProcurement services, making Elbit’s murder business more efficient and easier to run. This action served to remind the company of their role in the genocide of the Palestinian people, urging them to cut all ties with Elbit:<\/p>\n

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\"\"Since 7 October, Israel has killed over 27,000 Palestinians<\/a>, injured more than 66,000, and displaced the majority of people in Gaza. Elbit Systems supply the majority<\/a> of Israel’s military drone fleet, land-based equipment, bullets, munitions, and missiles. Their weaponry is often marketed as\u00a0“battle-tested”<\/a>, after it’s deployed and experimented on the people of Gaza and before it’s sold on to other regimes across the world. The genocide of Gaza would not be possible without Elbit’s weaponry and those who facilitate and profit from their deadly business.<\/p>\n

After similar actions, four other companies have ended their association with Elbit’s deadly trade in the past two months. These include Elbit’s weapons transporters\u00a0Kuehne + Nagel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Direct action to disrupt genocide<\/h2>\n

As the Canary<\/em> previously reported<\/a>, this victory comes after an extensive direct action campaign.<\/p>\n

This first involved activists from\u00a0Palestine Action breaking into the K+N\u2019s Leicester offices<\/a>, smashing windows and spray painting the inside on 12 May 2023. There have been numerous similar actions taken since:<\/p>\n

\"\"Following the first action, K+N attempted to disguise the lorries which it used for transporting Elbit\u2019s weaponry from the premises of their Leicester subsidiary, UAV Tactical Systems. This attempt did not go unnoticed by Palestine Action, who listed the company as a target on elbitsites.uk, leading to a\u00a0double action<\/a>\u00a0at the company\u2019s Milton Keynes branch and their cargo insurance firm in London.<\/p>\n

This involved the smashing of their branches\u2019 windows, buildings covered in blood-red paint, and messages left calling for K+N to \u201ccut ties with Elbit\u201d:<\/p>\n

\"K+N<\/p>\n

Other companies that have cut ties with Elbit after Palestine Action got involved include recruiters iO associates<\/a>, property managers\u00a0Fisher German<\/a>, and website designers Naked Creativity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Palestine Action will continue to target all those who allow Elbit to continue their business of genocide, until they declare they’ve cut all ties.<\/p>\n

Featured image and additional images via Palestine Action<\/em><\/p>\n

By Steve Topple<\/a><\/p>\n\n

This post was originally published on Canary<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Activists from Palestine Action have anonymously targeted the Peterborough offices of CDW, tech suppliers for Israel\u2019s biggest weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems. Windows were shattered and the site was covered in red paint, symbolising the bloodshed of the Palestinian people. CDW: targeted by Palestine Action CDW provide supply chain management, IT solutions, cyber security, and eProcurement [\u2026]<\/p>\n

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