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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
It’s long before sunrise when a group of activists arrive at the UAV Engines factory in Shenstone in September 2020. Few people are awake and, crucially, security won’t arrive for two more hours. The factory is owned by Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturing company. Wearing conspicuous red jumpsuits, the activists climb onto the roof and begin drenching the building in red paint, smashing the windows and draping Palestinian flags and banners over the ledge. For three days, they occupy the roof, causing half a million pounds worth of damage. “That first action we did, I felt so …