Movie night: To Kill a War Machine (2025)

Documentary about direct action activists from Palestine Action targeting British complicity with Israeli apartheid, how Elbit was shut down. Through real-time bodycam and phone footage, frontline activists take audiences along on their audacious raids to tear down arms factories around the UK.
Palestine Action has forced a few UK companies to cut ties with Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems within several months. Whilst the Gaza genocide rages on, many people are seeking tangible ways to disrupt Israel’s war machine. For many years, Palestine Action has taken consistent direct action against Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest arms firm. A once quiet killer which operates across Britain has become a better known target of the Palestine solidarity movement. But targeting Elbit also requires understanding that the company doesn’t act alone. Those who facilitate Elbit’s operations also profit from Palestinian bloodshed and can be more susceptible to outside pressure. In order to maintain functioning weapons factories, Elbit needs to contract out a multitude of services including suppliers, recruiters, facility managers and transport.
Some of Elbit’s factories are not owned outright, and therefore landlords and property managers are required to harbour their criminal activities. Those who work directly with Elbit are considered secondary targets of Palestine Action’s campaign. As the campaign against Elbit has grown over the years, so have the actions against secondary targets. Such actions have included covering their premises in red paint to symbolise Palestinian bloodshed, dismantling infrastructure, crashing events and storming offices. The sustained actions have paid off as several companies have cut ties with Elbit after targeted campaigns.

movie lenght: 1h 17min * Free screening * doors open at 20:00 * intro & film start at 20:30.

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