THE “Elbit Eight” who repeatedly shut down the Israeli weapons firm were acquitted of a total of 12 charges today, in what campaigners called a landmark case for peace activism.

Charges against the Palestine Action supporters included criminal damage, burglary and encouraging criminal damage.

The trial, which began on November 13, related to a series of actions taken between July 2020 and January 2021 targeting weapons factories in Britain that supply parts to Israel and involved a total of 24 charges.