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Palestine Actions welcome Barclays decision to cut ties with Israel arms manufacturer
People protesting against Barclays sponsorship of the Wimbledon Championships, July 1, 2024

PALESTINE activists welcomed a decision by Barclays today to sell all its shareholding in Elbit Systems Ltd following more than a year of protests against the bank.

Barclays now owns zero shares in the weapons systems company, down from 16,345 in May — worth more than £2.6 million.

The bank has seen 54 targeted protests by Palestine Action across Britain in the past year, with activists smashing windows and spraying them in blood-red paint to raise the costs it faces for dealing with Elbit.

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