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Jury acquits seven Palestine Action activists in Elbit factory raid trial
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A jury at London's Old Bailey has refused to convict seven Palestine Action defendants charged in connection with a raid on an Elbit Systems factory, Middle East Eye reported. Jurors were discharged after failing to reach verdicts on the charges related to the action targeting the Israeli arms manufacturer's facility.
The acquittal concludes a trial involving the activist group, which has mounted repeated campaigns against Elbit Systems over the company's military contracts and operations in the occupied Palestinian territories. The jury's inability to reach consensus on the charges leaves the defendants without conviction.
