{"id":1489190,"date":"2024-02-08T13:21:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T13:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1674221"},"modified":"2024-02-08T13:21:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T13:21:41","slug":"somerset-council-meeting-forced-to-stop-as-pro-palestine-activists-call-out-its-genocide-complicity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/02\/08\/somerset-council-meeting-forced-to-stop-as-pro-palestine-activists-call-out-its-genocide-complicity\/","title":{"rendered":"Somerset council meeting forced to stop as pro-Palestine activists call out its genocide complicity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At the executive meeting of Somerset council on 7 February, seven residents and supporters of Palestine Action took it in turns to call out the council’s role in assisting Israel<\/a>‘s genocide in Gaza – and demand the council evicts Elbit Systems from its property, Aztec West 600.<\/p>\n

After the second resident spoke, the council leader Bill Revans called for the meeting to be brought to a halt, leading to a 15 minute disruption.<\/p>\n

Somerset council: propping up Israel’s genocide?<\/h2>\n

Somerset council is the landlord of Aztec West 600, the Bristol headquarters of Elbit Systems UK. Due to financial concerns, the council has made plans to sell the property as part of a wholesale move to dispose of its commercial investments.<\/p>\n

However, residents made it clear that simply disposing of the property does not absolve the council of its responsibility and demanded the public body terminate the lease before selling the freehold of the property:<\/p>\n

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Bristol hosts the largest factory for Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems in Britain.<\/p>\n

Today, Palestine Action visited Somerset Council and demanded the lease be terminated.pic.twitter.com\/Qc0ZWmMSro<\/a><\/p>\n

— Lowkey (@Lowkey0nline) February 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n